... 'the land of the pure.' It was an effort towards "peace and harmony as a free and independent people," as addressed by Jinnah in his presidential address to the Muslim League in 1940(Guha). Contemporary study of the partition and the formation of Pakistan itself is not as poetic. It can be ... landlords that made up the Unionist Party in Punjab. He also appealed over clan leaders directly to the peasant voters(Metcalf). Jinnah implemented spiritual guides from Sufi shrines to bring legitimacy to his campaign as well. The rural voters were rallied under the idea of "Islam in danger." Thi...

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