Liaquat Ali Khan - Legacy

Legacy

Liaquat Ali Khan has left a respected legacy although he is often criticized for his foreign policy. His legacy is often seen as "martyr of democracy in newly brith country, who sacrifice his life for the parliamentary democracy. After his death, his wife remain an influential figure in Pakistan's foreign service, and was also the Governor of Sindh Province in 1970s. Liaquat Ali Khan's assassination remains an unsolved mystery, and all trace leading to the conspirator were removed. Popularly, he is known as Quaid-i-Millat (Father of the Nation) and Shaheed-i-Millat (Martyr of Nation), by his supporters. His assassination was a first political murder of any civilian leader, and often remembered with good wishes. In an editorial written by Daily Jang, the media summed up that" his name will remain shining forever on the horizon of Pakistan".

In Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan is regarded as Jinnah's "right hand man" and heir apparent, though Jinnah once had said. His role in filling in the vacuum created by Jinnah’s death is seen as decisive in tackling critical problems during Pakistan’s fledgling years and in devising measures for the consolidation of Pakistan. After his death, the government of Pakistan released a commemorative stamp and his face is printed on postage stamps across the country. It is also theorized that Ali Khan had ran with financial trouble even as prime minister, describing that he had very little money left, some putting figure at 80,000PkR which had dwindled to some few thousand by his death and he did not mint any money and rather lost all. After his death, Ali Khan was honored, with many places and institutions were named after him and his wife.