Word: muddiner
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...group of Moslem leaders who control the tough 250,000-man army, run the everyday life of Pakistan and are chiefly responsible for the nation's stability. Governor General Ghulam Mohammad is one of them. In April 1953 Ghulam Mohammad casually dismissed a roly-poly Premier named Nazi-muddin for incompetence and appointed the little-known Mohammed Ali in his stead. Ali had been a highly successful Ambassador to the U.S. but had no political strength of his own. Progressive-minded, he opposed those who wanted Pakistan to become a rigidly theocratic state. Ghulam Mohammad and Ali together negotiated...
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