PAKISTAN: Life on a Throne

Since Pakistan's creation last August, the world has heard little of its creator, Mohamed Ali Jinnah. After a month of illness in Lahore, Jinnah recently returned to Karachi, gaunter than ever. From there last week came reports of Jinnah's life as Governor General of what he proudly calls "the fifth largest nation in the world."*

Lonely Splendor. A high Indian official, one of the few visitors who saw Jinnah during his Lahore illness, said: "When I started talking, I noticed that the Qaid-e-Azam looked distracted. He was constantly touching his right finger tips with his thumb as if he were...

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