#TheMurderOfHistory
Author: K.K Aziz
Year published: 1st 1985, 2nd 1993, 3rd in 2010 & current edition in 2015 by Sang-e- meel publications
ISBN: 978-969-35-2355-3
Pages: 321
Khurshid Kamal Aziz (K.K Aziz)
Genre: Pakistan History
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“66 textbooks on Socual Studies, Pakistan Studies and History from classes 1 to 14 are discussed at full length , scrutinised for errors, faults and deficiencies.”

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“My friend @najamsethi made some admirable suggestions and help improve the book.”

writes K.K Aziz in his book
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Why I wrote this book?

“I have written for posterity.”

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History as a subject in schools was abolished by FM Ayub Khan.
Social studies for class 1-8 and Pakistan Studies for 9-12 was introduced.

—Did you know this?

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Less historical
substance
VS More historical
substance

“Let’s not make history into a multiplication table. Let’s not train a grade one kid to learn by mere habituation through unintelligent memory.”

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Location of Mohanjo Daro, purpose of building Taj Mahal, Pakistan’s 12 friendly states: telling facts.

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“Miss Fatima Jinnah writes in ‘My Brother’ that when Liaqat Ali Khan and others came to see Jinnah in Ziarat during his illness, he refused to see them.” Why?

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“Red shirts were in power in NWFP till August 1947.”

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INCORRECT:
1956 Constitution was abrogated before becoming operative.
The making of 1973 constitution began in1971.

CORRECT:
1956 Constitution remained operative from 1956-1958.
The making of 1973 Constitution began in 1972.

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INCORRECT:
In 1885 the Hindues founded the Congress. (p-85)
In 1885 an Englishman Mr Hume founded the INC. (p-88)
Two different statements in one book.

CORRECT:
Hindus, Muslim & Parsis founded INC. Mr Hume favoured it’s emergence.
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INCORRECT:

Cripps Mission came to India in 1940.

CORRECT:
Cripps Mission came to India in 1942.

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INCORRECT:
Hindus adopted Muslims attire and food.
Iqbal gave solution of separate Muslim state at Allahabad
Congress won 1937 elections by chance.
Lahore resolution demanded for Muslims state of own.
In 1947, British PM was Lord Attlee.
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This is what w have been taught in the schools and this is what we todate are teaching our children. Is there anyone to take initiative and change the syllabi all over country.
This is hilariously INCORRECT and lacks the substance.
@fawadchaudhry @sherryrehman @ammaralijan

‘Now or Never’ was not work of some Muslims students studying at Cambridge.

Ch Rehmat Ali died in 1951, not 1948.

Quaid e Azam was appointed Governor General by the British.

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Although I have read 70 pages so far. So far found it a wonderful and laborious effort by K.K Aziz. But IMHO the writer himself couldn’t articulate his thoughts in befitting manner. Few observations so far :-

1. Pakistan came into being on 15 August 1947, Lahore Resolution..1/3

..was passed on 24 March 1940, Iqbal was not the first one who gave idea of Pakistan. Etc etc are mentioned repeatedly more than 50 times.

2. Instead all these errors could have been enlisted against all the books containing these blunders. That could have saved the .... 2/3

... excessive repetition.

3. It could have been more interesting & comprehensible had this data been written in tabulated form thus avoiding superfluous repetitiveness.

4. Though, I am enjoying his wonderful work. It’s the best book.

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