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12 League and declared that they had given up all political activity and would consider it their sacred duty to do what they could to serve the Muslim League under the banner of the League as its humble workers. They came out with a confession that their attitude to the setting up of Pakistan had been demonstrated to be wrong by the coming into being of Pakistan and that the League had come out triumphant to which they acknowledged allegiance and in future would have nothing to do with politics. 21 On the death of the Qaid-e-Azam, however, there arose a ray of hope in their hearts and instead of the negative attitude previously taken up by them, they in consonance with their old game came out with a resolution in November 194 8 or January 1949 that in future they would be concentrating all their activities on religion instead of on politics. They tried by the old method to read just themselves in the new set up and to gain public confidence. In fact they had never reconciled 22 with Pakistan. In their professed zeal to serve religion one can easily discern the seeds of their nefarious designs to stir up discord and dissension among the Muslims. They were on their old game. Tahaffuz Kahtm-e-Nabuwwat was the ostensibly laudable object with which they appeared before the public. The slogan in which a most pious doctrine was used for a most impious end began to work like a magic wand. Their volunteer Organization 23 which had lain dorment for a considerable time came to life again. They knew of no other weapon to stir up hatred against the Ahmadiyya Community. At the same time the success which attended the efforts of the Foreign Minister, Ch. Mohammad Zafarullah Khan, and the 21 The Azad, 30. 4. 51, 31. 1. 51 & 30. 4. 50. 22 The Azad, 26. 12. 50, The Azad, Demand No. 11. 9. 52. 23 The Azad, 13. 7. 51, The Azad, 29. 10. 52, The Azad, 2. 4. 51.