Baba Haider Zaman Khan: An Icon of Hazara Province Movement

Abstract

The renowned political and societal character of Hazara Division, Sardar Haider Zaman
Khan is among those personalities who successfully attained excellence for his
dedication, devotion, hard work and commitment. Being the son the Karlal tribe, his
struggle for the people of the land reflected the past glory of his tribe against the
oppressors. This paper is an attempt to answer to the question that how in spite of his
electoral defeat, he did not leave his conduit as a traditional tribesman? However, his
struggle for the rights of people of Hazara proved him a man of principles who was
equally respectable among the opponents. In point of fact, the demand for Hazara
province in the wake of 18th Amendment provided a new domain to his political career.
Yet, in spite of regionalism reflected from his slogans, he made it clear that the demand
of Hazara Province is not based on linguist or ethnic grounds but purely on the
administrative basis to protect the basic rights of deprived people of the region. His life
and character is enough to acknowledge that his presence in the dogmatic field clearly
illustrate the politics of ethics.