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Pakistan'S First Experiment With Democracy 1947-58 73

1) In 1956, the East Pakistan government led by Ataur Rahman Khan replaced the previous government of Sarkar after he lost support in the Assembly. 2) This change in East Pakistan led to the replacement of the federal government led by Chaudri Mohammad Ali with a new government headed by Suhrawardy comprising the Awami League and Republican Party. 3) However, Suhrawardy's assumption of national leadership created tensions within the Awami League, especially regarding foreign policy, and demands for provincial autonomy from East Pakistan intensified.

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Pakistan'S First Experiment With Democracy 1947-58 73

1) In 1956, the East Pakistan government led by Ataur Rahman Khan replaced the previous government of Sarkar after he lost support in the Assembly. 2) This change in East Pakistan led to the replacement of the federal government led by Chaudri Mohammad Ali with a new government headed by Suhrawardy comprising the Awami League and Republican Party. 3) However, Suhrawardy's assumption of national leadership created tensions within the Awami League, especially regarding foreign policy, and demands for provincial autonomy from East Pakistan intensified.

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PAKISTAN’S FIRST EXPERIMENT WITH DEMOCRACY 1947-58 73

attempted to sustain Sarkar in office. However, by the end of August 1956 he was so isolated

in the Assembly that he had no choice but to quit. This opened the way for the formation of an

Awami League Government led by Ataur Rahman Khan. The change of ministry ibn East

Pakistan inevitably had a Knock-on effect in the Constituent Assembly. Chaudri Mohammad

Ali’s Muslim League-United Front Government at the Centre was now replaced by a

Suhrawardy ministry comprising the Awami League and the Republican Party. Suhrawardy’s

national assumption of power created deep strains within the Awami League’s ranks, especially

on the issue of foreign policy, with the provincial leadership seeking an outright condemnation

of the pro-Western approach in the fevered atmosphere generated by the Sues affair. Indeed,

demands from disgruntled Awami Leaguers for provincial autonomy intensified rather than

slackened as a result of Suhrawardy;s assumption of national leadership. The ideological clash

between the Suhrawardy and Bhashani groups led the latter to form a new national opposition

party in July 1957. Its West Pakistan support was drawn from such long-time dissidents as

Mian Iftikharuddin, Ghaffar Khan, G.M. Syed, and Abdul Majid Sindhi. The grouping was

called the National Awami Party and it campaigned on a five-point programme. This called for

the abolition of One Unit, a neutral foreign policy, regional autonomy, early elections based on

joint electorates, and the implementation o f14 unfulfilled items of the 21-Point Manifesto.

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