I have fond memories of Khwaja Shahabuddin Information Minister in Ayub era talking to us (editors) about his meeting with Chairman Mao in Beijing.”I asked the great man WHY THIS RED GUARD MOVEMENT WHICH HAS GIVEN CHINA BAD PBLICITY? His reply was”I learnt a lesson from Islam”1/2.
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2/2Chairman went to say”Islam was a movement not a religion in my view. Your Prophet in my reckoning was the greatest ever revolutionary. Revolutions need a shakeup/revival every 2 decades. Such revival did not come in your history. I have made sure our revolution doesn’t fade away.
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Another memorable talk to editors of that era that I remember was that of Secretary Information Altaf Gauhar’s. ” Agartala Conspiracy is a reality. It is aimed to dismember Pakistan. The key character is Sheikh Mujeebur Rahman.He is under investigation for his contacts with enemy”.
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