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62 the “Malfuzat”:. 5 ی. ” ہ � ی �ر� �ی ب � ف � ی وایل ز ف اک اطمہبل دنہواتسن یک الغیم وک وبضمط رک� ت “ �پااتسکن اور آزاد وکحم A. Yes, but I said so because several leading Musalmans including Maulana Maudoodi and myself were of the view that a demand for the establishment of Pakistan would make the emancipation of India more difficult. In those days Pakistan was considered to be an impossibility and the British were against creating any such state. Q. Did you, as reported in the “Alfazl” of 5th April 1947, say the following:- ی وکشش رکین اچےئہ ہک دنہو ملسم وسال اھٹ اجےئ اور اسری وقم ی ہ “(ا) اس ےئل � ا ہک کلم ےک ےصح رخبے ہن وہں. ےبکش � ی اکم تہب لکشم ےہ ت � ی ہ ی رورکش وہ رکر� ش � ی. ہ ادنار � ش رگم اس ےک اتنجئ یھب تہب � ی ےک ےئل دوونں وقم ت ت (ب) نکمم ےہ اعریض وطر رپ ارتفاق �پ ی دا وہ اور ھچک و� وکشش رکین اچےئہ ہک دلج دور ی ہ اعریض وہیگ. اور � ت رگم � ی احل ی ہ دا ر� ب دا � ب � وہ اجےئ. ی رو رکشوہ ش �بامہ � ی ہک اڈنھک دنہواتسن ےنب اور اسری وقم ی ہ (ج) رہب احل مہ اچےتہ � 6. “ ی. ہ رک ر� A. My speech is not correctly reported in the “Alfazl” of 5th April 1947. The correct report occurs in the “Alfazl” of 12th April 1947. Q. Is there any Mulla in your Juma’at? A. The word “Mulla” is another word for “Maulvi” and is not a contemptuous word. Mulla Ali Qari, Mulla Shor Bazar and Mulla Baqir who are well known figures are all called Mullas and take or took pride in it. Q. Did you give a press interview on your return from Sind, which is reported in the “Alfazl” of 12th April 1947, and say the following in the form of a question by the pressman and your own answer to it?