Interview with Wajahat Husain, June 21, 2005

Project: Partition's First Generation Oral History Project

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In this interview with retired Pakistani General Wajarhat Hussain, he begins by discussing the conflict between Pakistan and India over the territory of Kashmir, including Mahomed Ali Jinnah?s involvement. Hussain then talks about establishing internal and external security in newly-formed Pakistan, as well as the deaths of Mahomed Ali Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan. Next, Hussain talks about diplomatic relations between Pakistan, Russia, and the United States. He also talks about Akbar Khan, whom he knew personally and who was implicated in the Agartala Conspiracy Case. Hussain then talks about the Agartala Conspiracy Case itself, as well as the Rawalpindi Conspiracy, in which Hussain found himself implicated because his license plate was noted by investigators.

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2016oh290_site019

Interviewee Name

Wajahat Husain

Interviewer Name

Amber Abbas

Interview Date

2005-06-21

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Husain, Wajahat Interview by Amber Abbas. 21 Jun. 2005. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Husain, W. (2005, June 21). Interview by A. Abbas. Partition's First Generation Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Husain, Wajahat, interview by Amber Abbas. June 21, 2005, Partition's First Generation Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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