Quaid on national defence December 25, 2020 Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah has generally been seen as a national leader of high stature, a sharp politician, a constitutionalist, and a legal mind. Scant attention has been diverted to a very important dimension of his personality, his role as a leader overlooking national defence. While most aspects of his dynamic personality have been discussed, this important aspect has eluded academic attention. The Quaid’s views on the nation’s defence can be summed up in an apt quote: ‘The weak and defenceless, in this world, invite aggression fr...