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Abstract

The Lahore Resolution which was later rechristened as he Pakistan Resolution was the culmination of the efforts of Indian Muslims to have a separate homeland of their own. 'It gave a sense of purpose and direction to the Muslim community an
precipitated their energies to a goal which was well n gh possible to achieve as never before. In the pre and post 1940 era, the NWFP which has recently been renamed as Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa (the Abode of the Pukhtoons) was a scene of hectic political activities, alliances and intrigues, he present paper examines the men and matters of NWFP on the eve of the Pakistan Resolution. It adumbrates the dramatic events that unfolded themselves in that crucial time when the Pakistan Movement was on its zenith and had reached the point of no return.