Afghan Political leader: which sought to merge the four Abdul Ghaffar Khan provinces of West Pakistan into one homogenous unit. This was to ✍ Jayasurya counterbalance against the numerical domination of the ethnic Bengalis of British targeted this organization and East Pakistan, which later became in 1929, the leadership went into exile Bangladesh on March 26, 1971. and a large number of leaders were arrested. This lead to “Frontier Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan had Gandhi” make alliance with Mahatma opposed the One-Unit scheme. He was Gandhi and the Indian National arrested may times between 1948 to Congress in late 1920s. This alliance 1958. he was released in 1964 due to lasted till India’s independence. He an was illness. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Kh was offered presidency of the Indian named “Amnesty International National Congress in 1931 which he Prisoner of the Year” in 1962. He was refused saying that he was a simple again arrested many times between soldier and would like to serve. 1972 to 1980 during the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He was many times arrested by Government in Pakistan because of his He died in Peshawar in 1988 while he association with India. He was was under house arrest. His son Khan nominated for Nobel Peace prize in Abdul Wali Khan had floated the 1985. In 1987 he became the first Awami National Party, a main person who won Bharat Ratna opposition party in Pakistan and was without being an Indian national. Leader of the Opposition in the (Another Foreign national to receive Pakistan National Assembly. Bharat Ratna is Nelson Mandela (1990). A documentary on Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan titled “The Frontier Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was against Gandhi: Badshah Khan, a Torch for the partition of India and he was Peace” by T.C. McLuhan received the many times targeted for being Anti- 2009 award for Best Documentary Muslim. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan is Film at Middle East International Film known to form Pakistan’s first Festival. National opposition party known as Pakistan Azad Party on May 8, Actor Dilsher Singh played the role of 1948.However, due to doubts on his Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in Richard loyalty to Pakistan , he was placed Attenborough’s 1982 film Gandhi. under house arrest from 1948-1954. Khan Bazaar in New Delhi and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Chaudhry Ghaffar market of New Delhi are Muhammad Ali had announced One- named in his honor. Unit Policy on November 22, 1954, A TO Z INDIA ● AUGUST 2021 ● PAGE 10