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Quiz about The Liaquat Ali Khan Assassination
Quiz about The Liaquat Ali Khan Assassination

The Liaquat Ali Khan Assassination! Quiz


Liaquat Ali Khan was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. His assassination in 1951 opened a can of worms that involved Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Britain. Recounting some of the details...

A multiple-choice quiz by ace_sodium. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
ace_sodium
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
113,016
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
930
Last 3 plays: Guest 119 (5/10), Guest 99 (1/10), Guest 172 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. On October 16th, 1951, Liaquat was assassinated in broad daylight while addressing a gathering. He had just reached the venue an hour earlier from Karachi. Where was he assassinated? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Liaquat only had time to say one sentence before he was shot - two bullets hit him and though he was conscious for some time, he died at the hospital. What was the only sentence he said? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was identified as the assassin? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The assassination was not without its fair share of controversy. Even though the assassin was overpowered by three to four people after he fired the bullets, a police officer came to the scene and shot the assassin dead. This vindicated the stand of a lot of people that there was more to the assassination than what met the eye. Who was the police officer? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The initial accusations that the assassin was an Afghani were a clear embarrassment to the government of Afghanistan - the relations between the two countries was quite tense at that time. Later it was found that this was actually a Pakistani line of propaganda. The then Afghan Ambassador to India cleared all this when he revealed that the assassin had revolted against the Afghani regime and was expelled by the latter. He (the alleged assassin) then got asylum from another government? Which Government? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Prior to the assassination, the assassin had checked himself at a hotel and gave a false profession. It was strange that the Pakistani police got wind of this and decided to "shadow" him. However at no point of time did they try to arrest him for impersonation. What profession did the assassin assume while checking in at the hotel? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. After Liaquat's assassination, the top brass of the Muslim League decided to appoint his wife Begum Liaquat as ambassador to a foreign country to preventing her from creating controversies. However on her return from that country, she promptly reopened the case and issued a statement accusing the Government with suppression of truth. Where was she posted as ambassador in the first place? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Months prior to his assassination, Liaquat had created a sensation by revealing that his government foiled a plan to overthrow his government by some senior Military officers. Who was the ring leader of this plot? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. It was quite strange that the results of the enquiry and investigation committee were not made public despite pressure from the press. For some time, even the press who attended the enquiry proceedings was told not to publish any information revealed during the enquiry. Then in 1953, an incident pertaining to the evidence occurred which was intriguing to say the least. What was it? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Weeks prior to the assassination, Liaquat's authority was being challenged by a number of leaders across the state. He was so bothered by one particular leader (an ex-chief minister of East Bengal) that Liaquat publicly denounced him as a "traitor". Who was that person? Hint



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1. On October 16th, 1951, Liaquat was assassinated in broad daylight while addressing a gathering. He had just reached the venue an hour earlier from Karachi. Where was he assassinated?

Answer: Rawalpindi

He was, supposedly, about to deliver an important speech and make a historic announcement regarding the foreign policy of the Pakistani Government. He had made a lot of enemies by this time and many people were angry with him for waging a war against India for the Kashmir issue.
2. Liaquat only had time to say one sentence before he was shot - two bullets hit him and though he was conscious for some time, he died at the hospital. What was the only sentence he said?

Answer: Bradan-e-millat

Liaquat was addressing the crowd in the meeting held at Company Bagh (now called Jinnah Garden or Liaquat Garden).
3. Who was identified as the assassin?

Answer: Saed Akbar

"The assailant of the late Liaquat Ali Khan has now been identified. His name is Saed Akbar, son of Babrak, caste Aparkhel Jadran, an Afghan national of Khost in Afghanistan..." - Statement issued by the Pakistani government on October 17th, 1951. The statement further added that 2, 000 rupees were recovered from his body and Rupees 10,000 was recovered from his house.

The initial investigations declared that he was most probably a hired assassin.
4. The assassination was not without its fair share of controversy. Even though the assassin was overpowered by three to four people after he fired the bullets, a police officer came to the scene and shot the assassin dead. This vindicated the stand of a lot of people that there was more to the assassination than what met the eye. Who was the police officer?

Answer: Mohammed Shah

Mohammed Shah was an officer of the rank of Sub-Inspector. The fact that the assassin was already overpowered was revealed by Lall Din, a 60 year old butcher who was sitting next to the assassin at the gathering. He also said that he tried to subdue the man and was helped in this objective by three other men including a police constable. Later seven other men helped them. After all this, the police officer comes and shots the assassin. Strange..?
5. The initial accusations that the assassin was an Afghani were a clear embarrassment to the government of Afghanistan - the relations between the two countries was quite tense at that time. Later it was found that this was actually a Pakistani line of propaganda. The then Afghan Ambassador to India cleared all this when he revealed that the assassin had revolted against the Afghani regime and was expelled by the latter. He (the alleged assassin) then got asylum from another government? Which Government?

Answer: British

The British authorities in India granted them (the assassin and a few family members)asylum and also provided them with a pension. After partition of India, the same was provided by the Pakistani government.
This information revealed by Dr. Najib Ullah Khan in India was ignored by the Pakistani press at large, who chose to stick with the official Pakistani line of propaganda.
6. Prior to the assassination, the assassin had checked himself at a hotel and gave a false profession. It was strange that the Pakistani police got wind of this and decided to "shadow" him. However at no point of time did they try to arrest him for impersonation. What profession did the assassin assume while checking in at the hotel?

Answer: C.I.D officer

Saed stayed at the Grand Muslim Pakistan hotel and registered himself as a C.I.D officer. The fact that the police checked the register and knew about the impersonation was revealed by a clerk at that hotel - Gul Bahar Shah.
7. After Liaquat's assassination, the top brass of the Muslim League decided to appoint his wife Begum Liaquat as ambassador to a foreign country to preventing her from creating controversies. However on her return from that country, she promptly reopened the case and issued a statement accusing the Government with suppression of truth. Where was she posted as ambassador in the first place?

Answer: Netherlands

Before her posting, she kept insisting that a foreign hand was behind her husband's assassination. To lend credibility to her statement was the mysterious behaviour of the Prime Minister Mr. Mohammed Ali Bogra, who at first claimed that he would ask the help of the F.B.I of U.S.A for solving the case and then backed out of the promise a few weeks later.
8. Months prior to his assassination, Liaquat had created a sensation by revealing that his government foiled a plan to overthrow his government by some senior Military officers. Who was the ring leader of this plot?

Answer: Major General Akbar Khan

Akbar Khan was arrested along with his wife and around 10 -15 top military officials. A senior journalist and some civilians were also arrested in this respect. Akbar Khan was one of the commanders of the Pakistani regiments which attacked Kashmir after partition. That operation had the full support of Liaquat.

However after the attempt on Kashmir was foiled and subsequent moves by Liaquat to woo the British made him unpopular amongst certain sections of the army including those who planned the coup.
9. It was quite strange that the results of the enquiry and investigation committee were not made public despite pressure from the press. For some time, even the press who attended the enquiry proceedings was told not to publish any information revealed during the enquiry. Then in 1953, an incident pertaining to the evidence occurred which was intriguing to say the least. What was it?

Answer: Many important documents pertaining to the assassination were destroyed in an air accident

The documents were being carried by a senior police officer Ahizazuddin. It was suggested later that the plane crash was act of sabotage. What is really interesting is the fact that before boarding the plane, Ahizazuddin told pressmen that he had some new information regarding Liaquat's assassination. Ironically no back up copies of these documents were made at any point (or at least so the public was told). Even more perplexing was the refusal of the government to order fresh inquires into the same!
10. Weeks prior to the assassination, Liaquat's authority was being challenged by a number of leaders across the state. He was so bothered by one particular leader (an ex-chief minister of East Bengal) that Liaquat publicly denounced him as a "traitor". Who was that person?

Answer: Hussain Shahid Suharawardy

All these men were revolting against the Prime Minister - Ayub Khurho from Sind province, Mohammed Ibrahim from 'Azad Kashmir" and Qayyum Khan from North West Frontier Province.
Information for this quiz was obtained primarily from the book "Political Conspiracies of Pakistan" by Jamna Das Akhtar. A brief outlook into the life of Liaquat can be viewed at http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P010
Source: Author ace_sodium

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