Talk:Liaquat Ali Khan

Latest comment: 1 month ago by Truthfindervert in topic Family Background
Former good articleLiaquat Ali Khan was one of the History good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
On this day... Article milestones
DateProcessResult
October 27, 2006Peer reviewReviewed
February 13, 2007Good article nomineeListed
July 28, 2009Good article reassessmentDelisted
On this day... A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on October 16, 2013.
Current status: Delisted good article

Major overhaul of the article edit

I have made a major overhaul in the article adding a lot more amount of information. Similarly, I have cited around 9 sources, none of which were present beforehand. The article has also been wikified and numerous pictures have also been added. I have made every effort to present a non-biased and neutral point of view however, if anyone believes that I have been biased in areas, its wikipedia, you are free to correct it.

What I would also like is to diversify the sources which has been cited.(Gambit pk 15:11, 17 October 2006 (UTC))Reply

This article looks good edit

But it needs imrpovement it doesn't mention a legacy or any criticisms, it is properly referenced and has good pictures ..I am in two minds about GA status..will get back to it. --Zak 19:52, 22 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

Criticism and Legacy edit

I have added the "Criticism and legacy" section to the article. Since it might be the most controversial part of the entire article, I have tried to remain as objective as possible and have even written a answer presented to these criticism by Shahid M Amin, who served in the Pakistan foreign service and was a ambassador to various countries, in his book "Pakistan's foreign policy". However I dont feel that answers to criticism should be a part of this section since the section should only focus upon the criticism. Thus I would just like suggestion if the Shahid M Amin part should continue to remain present.

On another note, I believe that I have added sufficient(5 in number) credible references which should be enough. The only thing I see as a deffiency is a picture for this section. I believe a picture of the postage stamps which has his face printed should be a good option.(Gambit pk 11:48, 25 October 2006 (UTC))mojan maro kanjroReply

GA nom edit

This is a good article, however, there are some issues that force to put it on hold for GA.

First and foremost, it needs a thorough copy-editing. There are garmmar mistakes, as well as points that could be rephrased better, IMHO.

Second, some points seem to verge on POV. For instance, you say in the lead-in he was "an obvious choice for prime minister". However, I dont why exactly he was an obvious choice, as opposed to some other politician. Was he an obvious choice according to some authority on the matter, or is this just your POV?

Third, while you do have in-line citations, I think the article could do with a few more. There are whole paragraphs without an in-line citation (e.g. the first para in "Political Career").

Again, like I said, a good article, but needs some fine-tuning yet. Druworos 22:06, 8 November 2006 (UTC)Reply

  • The tone is too hagiographic. In the Wikipedia:Peer_review#Liaquat_Ali_Khan, I reviewed one paragraph and found three places where it disagrees with the cited source, but there seems to be no attempt made to address it. Tintin (talk) 01:17, 9 November 2006 (UTC)Reply

Failed GA edit

Article has been on hold for over a week, and the concerns given have not been addressed. This article has been failed. (I assume that, as above, this is a good article, but not a Good Article) Homestarmy 20:10, 17 November 2006 (UTC)Reply

Suggestions for improvement (an informal peer review) edit

Overall, this is a really promising article, with good pictures, clear sections, and a nice selection of references. In response to the request on the Wikiproject Pakistan discussion board, I have a few points to make which may help improve it further:

  1. Nawabzada, and Nawab: add links to explanations of these titles, or explain them in the article. It is definitely of interest to establish that he was the son of the Nawab of Karnal, and therefore a prince. This would not be at all obvious at the moment to a non-Pakistani/Indian reader.
  2. Which Oxford college did Liaquat attend?
  3. Add link to Inner Temple, and to explain the phrase ‘called to the Bar’.
  4. What happened to Liaquat's first wife? At the moment it is not stated whether they divorced or she died.
  5. Add link to separate page for Begum Ra’ana, who is an important figure in her own right.
  6. Perhaps the whole of his personal life should go in a separate section?
  7. Should he be called ‘Liaquat’ throughout the article? I think this would be clearer than the current mixture of ‘Liaquat Ali Khan’, ‘Liaquat Ali’, etc, and it is how he was generally described in documents of the period.
  8. Jinnah is referred to as ‘Quaid’ in a part of the article based in the 1930s; he was not acclaimed as such until the Lahore meeting of 1940, so this is confusing. In general, in line with Wikipedia’s policy on not using titles, it would be more appropriate to talk about ‘Jinnah’ throughout the article, rather than calling him ‘Quaid-e-Azam’.
  9. The sections on Liaquat's political life are good, though I feel that there should be more on his role in the transfer of power.
  10. The section on his death is very suspect, especially the phrase “Killing the assassin erased all clues to the identity of the real culprit behind the murder”. We can’t just say this. It would be much more encyclopedic to put ‘The assassin was killed, but rumours have persisted that another party may have been behind the murder’ – with references to published material on the subject, and more detail if you think it appropriate.
  11. There are a few POV issues, especially in the Criticism & Legacy section. It is particularly important that this section be rendered in strictly neutral language and does not read like an essay. It is not up to the editors of Wikipedia to cast judgment on Liaquat, either positive or negative. Please read WP:NPOV and WP:NOT.

Hope that helps! -- TinaSparkle 22:58, 30 December 2006 (UTC)Reply

Few things to be considered edit

Although, I have rectified almost all the problems which faced the article which led to its failure in the previous GA nomination but there have been a few which I have failed to correct.

Firstly and foremostly, the date of assissination of Liaquat Ali. It is mentioned as 15th October in the references provided of the State Dept whereas an overwhelming number of sources put it at 16th October. For example, the books by Farooq Naseem Bajwa and Rizwana Zahid Ahmad both cite the date as 16th October. A simple google search about assasination of the Prime minister will show that the date is indeed 16th October so I am not sure what to do because the State Dept reference is very credible but at the same time all other sources are giving a different date. At present, I have continued to use the 16th October date until the problem can be solved.

Secondly about how the assassin was killed. The State dept source clearly states that he was killed by the crowd and so do a number of other references(which I will provide at a later time). However I have seen a few sites claim that he was killed by security officers. I contacted my grand father about this and he says that he was killed by the DSP, a police officer.

Thirdly. TinaSparkle brought up a good point as to what happened to her first wife, Jehangira Begum. The State Dept source only states that the first wife did not make public appearances as opposed to her second wife. The special edition about Liaquat Ali Khan on "The News" mentions nothing about the fate of her first wife and neither does Rizwana Zahid Ahmad in her book. I have tried to find an answer on google but to no avail.

If anyone can solve the above mentioned problems, I would be grateful. Gambit pk 11:08, 28 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

I've done a full copyedit of the article, removing statements that could be construed as POV and fixing a lot of syntax problems, etc, that would be likely to make the article fail again. I will check printed sources on the date of Liaquat's assassination: we absolutely have to get the date right! I will also see what I can find on Jenhangira Begum and the assassin. -- TinaSparkle 20:29, 30 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Lead Deleted? edit

I was just reading the new lead this morning which seems to have been reverted. I am not sure why it was. I found it to be a very good summary of the entire article while the current one hardly does it justice.

I am now going to quote one of the paragraph from the Wikipedia Lead section article.

The lead section should briefly summarize the most important points covered in an article in such a way that it could stand on its own as a concise version of the article. It is even more important here than for the rest of the article that the text be accessible, and consideration should be given to creating interest in reading the whole article (see news style and summary style). The first sentence in the lead section should be a concise definition of the topic unless that definition is implied by the title (such as 'History of …' and similar titles).

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/WP:LEAD

The current one is not fullfilling that criteria. The above quoted paragraph explicitly states that the lead must "stand on its own as a concise version of the article" while the present one is not doing it. We can made further improvements in the lead section which was posted this morning but there was no reason to revert it.

I am therefore going to revert it back and if I am wrong please care to explain. Gambit pk 15:09, 5 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Hi Gambit pk. I reverted the lead, and explained in the notes it was because much in it was tautologous with the information in the article. It was also badly written and full of typographical errors, which it still is in the version you have just put back.
The reason I changed it before was that I believed that the shorter lead did fulfil the criteria as set out in WP:LEAD. However, I am happy to accept that you think it does not, and that perhaps it does need to be longer than the short version I had created.
Though a lead should act as a concise version of the article, it does not need to repeat factual detail that will appear below at any length. It should create interest and give a feel for the shape of a subject's life. I think it is unnecessary, for example, to restate the details of Liaquat's family background and education: most leads on political biography articles do not do so unless such points are overwhelmingly relevant. In Liaquat's case, I see no strong evidence that they are.
If you look at the leads for the comparable articles on Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, I hope it will be obvious what I mean. Nehru's family is mentioned, but only because his position in a dynasty is one of the main points relevant to any biography of him. It is not felt necessary to mention his Cambridge education, nor what degree he earned. Jinnah's mentions nothing about his family nor his education, for these factors were not dominant in his life. In my opinion the summary of Jinnah's life in the lead on his article is less good than the summary on Nehru's, focusing too little on his achievement in creating Pakistan. (In fact, I may go and edit that next!) However, it has its virtues in that it does not simply repeat details that are listed below, but gives a sense that the most important themes in his life were the move from Congress to the League, the revitalisation of the League, and the achievement of becoming Governor-General of Pakistan.
I will revise, rather than revert, the lead you have put on the article, copyediting it for grammar and spelling, and refocusing it towards Liaquat's achievements. I will, however, do my best to keep it of a similar length to that you have proposed. I hope very much that this will be acceptable to you, but of course Wikipedia is always open to improvement, and I cannot promise to get it right first time! I would welcome further opinions on this matter from any interested editors. -- TinaSparkle 15:53, 5 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

GA Reassessment edit

This discussion is transcluded from Talk:Liaquat Ali Khan/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the reassessment.

GA Sweeps: On hold edit

As part of the WikiProject Good Articles, we're doing Sweeps to determine if the article should remain a Good article. In reviewing the article, I have found there are multiple issues that needs to be addressed.

Needs citations:

  1. Address the "citation needed" tags that have been there since February 2007 and December 2008.
  2. "In his early life, Liaquat believed in Indian Nationalism. His views gradually changed."
  3. The last paragraph in the "Pakistan movement" section is unsourced.
  4. "Liaquat called it "the most important occasion in the life of this country, next in importance, only to the achievement of independence"."
  5. The majority of the "Death" section is unsourced.
  6. "He was further criticised for not visiting the Soviet Union, whereas he did go the United States. This was perceived as a rebuff to Moscow, and has been traced to profound adverse consequences, including Soviet help to India, most prominently in the 1971 war which ultimately led to the separation of Bangladesh."
  7. In Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan is regarded as Jinnah's “right hand man” and heir apparent. His role in filling in the vacuum created by Jinnah’s death is seen as decisive in tackling critical problems during Pakistan’s fledgling years and in devising measures for the consolidation of Pakistan. His face is printed on postage stamps across the country.

Other issues:

  1. The cleanup tag needs to be addressed. I don't know how a GA could have lasted this long with this tag, and I was almost tempted to immediately delist the article.
  2. "He graduated in 1918 from Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College..." This doesn't need to be italicized.
  3. The "Political career" section is made up of multiple short paragraphs. Either expand on these or merge them together to improve the flow of the article.
  4. "Liaquat moved a resolution incorporating the objectives of the Pakistan Resolution in the 'aims and objectives of the Muslim League'." If this is a quote, use quotation marks.
  5. "Liaquat Ali Khan's only faith was..." His full name doesn't need to be used in the article. Refer to him by last name. Fix all of the other occurrences throughout the article. For the following section heading, it should also be reworded. The paragraph also needs to be re-written as there are errors throughout.
  6. "Liaquat was shot twice in the chest during that meeting by a man sitting in the audience only fifteen yards away." Remove "only" and add a conversion for the measurement. Now that the sentence has been reworded, it reads as "Liaquat was shot twice in the chest reported that the police immediately killed the assassin who was later identified as Saad Akbar Babrak." This sentence needs to be re-written. Also the details of where he was shot from should be re-added.
  7. "He ruled for five years but did not make a serious attempt to give constitution to the ill fated country." New sections should not begin with a pronoun, begin with his last name. This sentence also needs to be re-worded.
  8. "Amin also notes that "Failure to visit a country in response to its invitations has hardly ever become the cause of long-term estrangement." This doesn't need to be italicized.
  9. Many of the citations only include the title and access date. They should also include date, author, publisher, etc. The citation templates at WP:CITET can help with formatting.
  10. Why is there a large block of text in the notes section? Not sure if it is supposed to be part of the article or if it vandalism?

I will leave the article on hold for seven days, but if progress is being made and an extension is needed, one may be given. If no progress is made, the article may be delisted, which can then later be renominated at WP:GAN. I'll contact all of the main contributors and related WikiProjects so the workload can be shared. Once the above issues are addressed, I'll help do a final copyedit of the article. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talkcontrib) 04:54, 15 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Some of the issues were addressed this week. I will leave the article on hold for another week for the remaining issues to be addressed. Address the main citations issues and I can assist with copyediting the article afterwards. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talkcontrib) 18:06, 21 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

GA Sweeps: Delisted edit

The article has been on hold for another week and none of the major issues were addressed. As a result I have delisted the article as it still has a way to go before meeting the GA criteria. Continue to improve the article, addressing the issues above. Once they are addressed, please renominate the article at WP:GAN. I look forward to seeing the further improvement of the article, and don't hesitate to contact me if you need assistance with any of these. If you disagree with this review, a community consensus can be reached at WP:GAR. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talkcontrib) 23:15, 28 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

/* Assassination and Death */ edit

The bit about Liaquat's death being proved a U.S. plot stimulated me to check the links provided. I couldn't find that these proved anything. I tried to delete this libelous material on 4/14/11, adding information available in declassified U.S. records and providing the appropriate links. About three hours later somebody erased my changes and re-inserted the original unsupportable material.

Clearly this page is being watched. I don't know why somebody is out to slime the U.S. for a sixty year-old assassination whose true motivator is still unknown, but the motive behind this slur is obviously current and doubtless of greater importance than the libel itself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SolmonTwo (talkcontribs) 01:07, 18 April 2011 (UTC)Reply

multiple issues with sources and citations edit

i have provided inline tags for the self published sources, for the benefit of other editors, i hope this satisfies editor Heironymous - -- ÐℬigXЯaɣ 04:03, 11 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

Liaquat Ali Khan and Jinnah's return edit

People have continuously spammed, in a sense, Liaquat Ali Khan's page by adding that statement that he convinced Jinnah to comeback to India. This statement is completely False and most likely came out of state propaganda which is not what Wikipedia stands for and has no credible sources and no primary sources what so ever (that is why it is never referenced). In reality a Ahmadi man by the name of A. R. Dard spent by the Ahmadi spiritual head. This Article by the PakTeahouse provides many primary sources and Jinnah's own words and is highly recommended read:

http://pakteahouse.net/2011/10/05/the-return-of-jinnah-1934/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nawabmalhi (talkcontribs) 15:22, 5 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

I'm looking into it. Jinnah's return is supported by the references in favour of both Liaquat and Ahmed Dard. We should have a mention of both. Nothing to do in this article, but it should be done at Founder of Pakistan. Faizan 17:05, 5 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

Liaquat Ali Khan assassination edit

I copy here what I said there.

I'm working on the French article of Liaquat Ali Khan right now, and I face difficulties to write about the suspect of the murderer of Liaquat Ali Khan. The english article seems very incoherent : the "Soviet Union and United States" section explain that US murder Ali Khan, whithout any doubt, quoting this source. On the contraty, the section "assassination" explain that we don't know... The better source I found is maybe this one, from Pakistan Today. It's about US declassified papers which explicitly say that the murder was organized by US. But there are very few sources, and they are sometimes incoherent. It seems weird to me that such an important revelation remains largely unsourced, and mention just in two or three newspapers. What is your opinion ? Guillaume70 (talk) 12:49, 26 April 2015 (UTC)Reply

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Correct Spelling edit

=The letter Q in Maltese, Azerbaijani and (transcribed) Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi and Urdu indicates an unvoiced stop like ‘k’ but pronounced further back in the mouth. Examples: Qatar, al Qaeda, Qabbalah, Qom. It should not be confused with the labiovelar in languages of Latin and Germanic origin, which is always written with a following ‘u’. Semitic ‘Q’ is written without the following ‘u’: to put one in misrepresents the pronunciation.92.13.217.108 (talk) 10:02, 11 April 2016 (UTC)Reply

Many English speaking children are taught at school that it is impossible for the letter Q to appear without U following it, but this does not apply when the word is a borrowing from a Semitic-content language or Chinese. The correct Pakistani spelling of this name is referenced at (Redacted).

Greetings! By going through and changing every instance of "Liaquat" to "Liaqat", you've broken several sound and image file links. I have reverted your edits to restore the links. If you would still like to change it to "Liaqat", please look carefully at each instance you're modifying so as to avoid breaking links. That said, a Google search suggests slightly more hits for "Liaquat" than "Liaqat". Even if, linguistically, you feel their shouldn't be the a "u", the spelling with the "u" seems to be slightly more common in English, and consequently WP:COMMONNAME would suggest that we should stick to "Liaquat". Tigercompanion25 (talk) 14:49, 11 April 2016 (UTC)Reply
Just a note, I have redacted the link provided since it is blacklisted and potentially dangerous to view. -- The Voidwalker Discuss 17:06, 5 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

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This is not a reliable source. There is no indication of who has contributed what, nor where they got their information from. I realise that the site has been around for a few years and that it claims to be based on a "bestselling" CD but there is zero evidence that it meets WP:RS. It needs to be removed from the article. - Sitush (talk) 14:14, 5 April 2018 (UTC)Reply

Family Background edit

whats up guys i am surfing on wikipedia and eventually found some guy change his family background without providing any solid source can anyone help me to found his family decent thank you Truthfindervert (talk) 05:30, 3 March 2024 (UTC)Reply