Founder Kept Busy Swatting Down Foes
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Title
Founder Kept Busy Swatting Down Foes
Description
Montreal, Quebec
Part two of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, a unique state in the western region of Pakistan. The article profiles 83 year old Miangul Gulshazada Abdul Wadud Khan (Badshah Sahib), founder of the State of Swat. He describes him as a lone ranger who fought many battles to establish his state. He fought against his cousins, the Nawab of Dir, and the British. There has been plenty of cultural changes and bloodshed over its history. Additionally, there was "no income tax, no business tax, free education at all levels including university, free hospital care and dental treatment.”
Part two of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, a unique state in the western region of Pakistan. The article profiles 83 year old Miangul Gulshazada Abdul Wadud Khan (Badshah Sahib), founder of the State of Swat. He describes him as a lone ranger who fought many battles to establish his state. He fought against his cousins, the Nawab of Dir, and the British. There has been plenty of cultural changes and bloodshed over its history. Additionally, there was "no income tax, no business tax, free education at all levels including university, free hospital care and dental treatment.”
Creator
Peter Desbarats
Publisher
The Montreal Star
Date
Tuesday, June 1, 1965
Format
2 pages
Language
English
Identifier
30_1965_dc_au
Collection
Citation
Peter Desbarats, “Founder Kept Busy Swatting Down Foes,” Special Collections, accessed April 19, 2024, https://archive.fims.uwo.ca/specialcollections/items/show/200.