Mother of The Nation. Was she Murdered The mystery still surrounds ?Her struggle for Democracy.

"This vote is a trust in your hands and I hope you will use this vote as a trust for the benefit of the country and the nation and not for anything else."

In a 'black and white' clip shared on social media on Thursday, a well-groomed woman with white hair can be heard uttering these words during her speech.

This video is of Fatima Jinnah, the sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan and a rival of General Ayub Khan in the 1965 presidential election, whom Pakistani social media users are remembering and paying tribute to on her death anniversary. have been.

#FatimaJinnah has been a top trend in Pakistan since morning and if one looks at the tweets under this hashtag, it is clear that most of the users of 'Madar-e-Millat' are against former military dictator and President General Ayub Khan. Remembering to fight and stand up against them.

At the same time, Muhammad Ali Jinnah's sister is being thanked for her role in the establishment of Pakistan and for supporting and encouraging her brother in his struggle.

In addition, other users also praised the role of 'Mother Nation' in the establishment of Pakistan.

While Saad Maqsood wrote, “The great woman who laid the foundation of this country with her brother. But alas, in the same country, the people did not vote for Fatima Jinnah against a dictator like Ayub Khan (and) the motherland had to be defeated.

These users are probably referring to the same election in which Fatima Jinnah and Ayub Khan were contesting.

Journalist and analyst Wasatullah Khan, in his article for the BBC on Pakistan's election stories, described the election as follows:

Under the 1962 constitution, the 156-member National Assembly, which came into being for three years, was elected not by the people but by the 80,000 Basic Democrats formed by popular vote under President Ayub's basic democratic system. Later, the constitution was amended to increase the number of members of the Assembly to 218 and the number of members of the Electoral College (Basic Democrats) to 120,000.

These Basic Democrats elected Ayub Khan for another term, running against Fatima Jinnah in the January 1965 presidential election. Ayub Khan was a supporter of the Muslim League Convention in this race. Fatima Jinnah was backed by a five-party coalition called the Combined Opposition Parties.

But when the Establishment realized that the general public was flocking to listen to Fatima Jinnah, the Election Commission set a limit of nine projection meetings for each party, including the Basic Democrats of the Electoral College. Or journalists could participate. The public was barred from attending these meetings.

Surprisingly, Ayub Khan, who was generally considered a liberal and secular figure, took fatwas from many scholars against a woman being the head of state. While Jamaat-e-Islami openly supported Fatima Jinnah. Ayub Khan also had the privilege of being president under the 62nd constitution until his successor was elected.

Therefore, Ayub Khan managed to defeat Fatima Jinnah by an overwhelming majority as expected after using all the government machinery and all kinds of pressure. The resulting frustration in political circles laid the groundwork for a full-fledged nationwide agitation against Ayub Khan three years later.

Not only that, Wasatullah Khan in another column refers to the time when Fatima Jinnah's speech on Radio Pakistan was censored.

One year after Jinnah's death, Fatima Jinnah recorded a speech for Radio Pakistan on the condition that it would not be censored. But when the speech is broadcast, the part in which he criticized Liaquat Ali Khan's government disappears. This censorship is at the discretion of none other than Radio Pakistan's Chief Administrator Z. A. Bukhari and Fatima Jinnah has to protest in person.