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On Feb 28, 1947, Liaquat Ali Khan, who would later join Pakistan as its first Prime Minister became the first Indian Finance Minister to present the budget. This was the first budget to abolish the controversial salt tax. A good 17 years after Gandhi’s Dandi March. https://t.co/MhQ8cLPWKd
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Woman of the day: Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905–1990), born Sheila Irene Pant, later known as Gul-I-Rana; economist, university professor, feminist and independence activist. She was the first First Lady of Pakistan and the first woman governor. https://t.co/s5nNSJ1JBC https://t.co/DqylbVTsGe
Author, senior fellow King's College, London & expert on military affairs, South Asia and politics of Islam anchor ‘Neighbors Talking’ https://t.co/WjF1WkC9Hb
@Coheneli2023 I wish @MiftahIsmail read #Govt&PoliticsinPakistan,1947-55 - Pakistan's authoritarianism politics started pre-1947 & continued after. Liaquat Ali Khan didn't even meet his cabinet which was all selected by MA Jinnah. Most orders in early years passed after minimal debate