Formation of Muslim League (1906)

After the partition of bengal in 1905, East Bengal became a Muslim - majority state. During this time, many muslim leaders had the idea of forming a political organization. The instructions for this were given by Archbold, who was the principal of Aligarh University at that time. Following this, some leaders, led by the Nawab of Dhaka, Salimullah Mohsin-ul-Mulk submitted a memorandum to the then viceroy, Lord Minto. This is known as the 'Simla Memorandum'. Lord Minto promised the leaders that he would provide all possible support to the organization that was exclusively for Muslims. Accordingly, the 'Muslim League' was setup in 1906 under the leadership of Aga Khan, Nawab Salimullah of Dhaka and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk. The strategic political policies of the British helped the growth of this organization. In 1928, the Muslim League rejected the Nehru Report, as it did not incorporate all their demands. This led to the estrangement of Jinnah and formulated his infamous fourteen points (including separate - electorates, reservation of seats in the centre and provinces, reservation of jobs for muslims, creation of new muslim majority provinces etc.) which became the text of the communal demands.

Muhammad Iqbal, who presided over the allahabad session of the league in 1930 gave the idea of separate muslim state in North West India. In 1939, December 22, the Muslim League observes the resignation of the congress ministries as Deliverance Day. In 1940 March - Lahore session of the muslim league passed the Pakistan Resolution. On December 1943, the Karachi session of the Muslim League adopts the slogan 'Divide and Quit'. The name 'Pakistan' was framed by Rahmat Ali. Chaudhary Rahmat Ali, a college student coined the name Pakistan. He took the 'P' from Punjab, the 'A' from Afghania, the 'K' from Kashmir, the 'S' from Sindh and the 'TAN' from Baluchistan.