Pakhtuns including khudai khidmatgars were anti-imperialists but same can not be said about Muslim league, wali khan writes in his book facts are facts,
Pakistan was a different story. The Muslim League had taken no part in the country's freedom. They never launched any movement or struggled for freedom. So engrossed were they in opposing the Congress Party that they sought British help in fulfilling their objective. The British were aware that in the whole of Pakistan there was only one organisation which had participated in the struggle against British imperialism, the Khudai Khidmatgars of the North West Frontier Province. The British and the Khudai Khidmatgars were naturally not kindly disposed towards each other. On these two scores, the Muslim League and the British were on common ground; therefore, whoever opposed the British, was also opposed to the Muslim League. Consequently, a Muslim League Government was expected to fall in line with the British, and would allow the British to use it in taking revenge on behalf of the allies. The British viewed Pakistan as a totally new country, which would take a while to stand on its own. For years to come the Government of Pakistan would have to look up to the British for assistance.
Another reason for British complacency about Pakistan was that her rulers were not locally born, but had migrated from India. They were immigrants who did not have their roots in the new country. Their authority was derived from the Muslim League. Based on empirical evidence the British realised that the Muslim League could not acquire political power even in Muslim Punjab. It is axiomatic that if a political party is not properly organised and disciplined, the political power slips out of its hands and passes on to the bureaucracy. The Government of Pakistan did precisely what the British had expected them to do. Almost all key positions were given to the British. When the names of the new Governors of the Provinces were announced, with the exception of Sind all the provinces had British Governors: (1) Sir Frederick Bourne, East Bengal; (2) Sir Francis Mudie, Punjab; (3) Sir George Cunningham, NWFP; and (4) An Englishman as Agent in Baluchistan.
Sir Ghulam Husain Hidayatullah was the only Pakistani, who was appointed the Governor of Sind. This appointment was made because the capital of Sind was Karachi which also happened to be the capital of Pakistan. The Government House of Sind was occupied by Jinnah, the Governor-General of Pakistan. Therefore another residence had to be arranged for the Governor of Sind!
The British were appointed the Chiefs of the Pakistan Army, Air Force and Navy: (1) General Sir Frank Messervy, Commander-in-Chief, Army; (2) Air Vice-Marshal Perry Keane, Chief of Air Force; and (3) Rear Admiral Jefford, Chief of Naval Staff.
There were five British Secretaries in the Central Government of Pakistan. In addition, Defence and other Central Ministries were placed under British officers. In his autobiography, Iskander Mirza profusely praised these British officers, saying how hard they worked for the consolidation of Pakistan. In particular, he admired one General Ross Mackay, who was entrusted with the responsibility of organizing the Pakistan Army. Iskandar Mirza has also mentioned two other British officers, through whose intervention Skardu was included in the accession of Gilgit to the Northern Region of Pakistan. According to him these two officers were great supporters of Pakistan. They manipulated a rebellion of the Scouts to facilitate the accession of Gilgit and Skardu to Pakistan. "In the most northern sector things went well, we were able to take over Gilgit Agency and Skardu. Here a rising of the Gilgit scouts was organised by the two British officers with the scouts who were pro-Pakistan."
The situation in the North West Frontier Province deserves special mention, because, as viewed from the British angle, this was the most sensitive area. It was here that for one hundred years the British had fought against the tribals. The main difficulty for the British was that it was this Muslim-dominated Province which had all along opposed the domestic policies of the Muslim League and the international policies of the British. In the last two elections to the State Legislative Assembly, the Khudai Khidmatgars had secured a two-third majority. Therefore, it was necessary, both for the Government of Pakistan and the British, that they should first deal with this province and the Khudai Khidmatgars. It was said about Jinnah that whenever the subject of NWFP and the Khudai Khidmatgars was brought before him, he always said that none but the British could subdue the Pathans. The decisions taken with regard to NWFP should be viewed in this perspective. In this province a large number of British officers still hung around; it was difficult to say that the British had departed and we had attained independence. The Governor of the province was British. British officers were in key positions such as Chief Secretary, Secretaries to the State Government, Police Chief, and even Secretaries of Public Works Department and Department of Electricity.
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