If Allama Mashriqi was against the creation of Pakistan, then why should he be considered a founding father of the country?
All I can say is that anyone who fought for the freedom of British India should be considered a founding father of both Pakistan and India. Mere drawing room politics could not have brought independence; it is well-known that achieving freedom requires resistance and sacrifice. For this reason, Mashriqi and the Khaksars fight for independence cannot be overlooked; many Khaksars were imprisoned or killed during the freedom movement and Mashriqi himself was imprisoned almost a half a dozen times. The reality is that Pakistan and India could not have achieved freedom without the sacrifices and painstaking efforts of people like Mashriqi and the Khaksars.
