Jinnah Secret that Could Have Stopped Partition: Why Pak Honours 2 Mumbai Docs

Jinnah secret that could have stopped Partition: Why Pak honours 2 Mumbai docs

Pakistan is set to bestow its highest civilian honour, Nishan-e-Imtiaz, upon two Mumbai-based Parsi doctors. The award recognises their crucial role in maintaining the secrecy surrounding Muhammad Ali Jinnah's terminal illness, a secret that a federal minister suggests was pivotal in the creation of Pakistan.

Two Mumbai doctors to receive Pakistan’s highest civilian honour for keeping Jinnah’s illness secret

In a remarkable recognition, two Parsi physicians have been nominated posthumously for Pakistan's prestigious civilian award. They upheld the confidentiality surrounding Muhammad Ali Jinnah's terminal health condition prior to Partition, demonstrating a silent commitment to their professional ethics. This discreet dedication played an inadvertent yet significant role in the formation of Pakistan. The award ceremony is scheduled for March 2027.

Two Docs From Mumbai To Be Conferred Pakistan’s Top Civilian Award; Know Why

Islamabad/Mumbai: Pakistan has decided to confer its highest civilian honour – Nishan-e-Imtiaz – to two doctors from Mumbai’s Parsi community for keeping Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s terminal illness a secret in 1947. The doctors – a physician and a radiologist – knew that Jinnah didn’t have much long to live at the time Partition was announced, but they kept it to themselves. This was announced by Pakistan’s planning minister Ahsan Iqbal in a post on …