Well, this part of history is very interesting, how a paralyzed man became governor-general of Pakistan. After the death of Liaqat Ali Khan, a paralyzed man become in all of Pakistan, the start of this story after the death of Liaqat Ali Khan Muslim league made a decision that proved tragic after Liaqat Ali Khan needed a dynamic person responsible for making the constitution and handling state affairs. For this response governor-general, Khawaja Nazimuddin was shifted to the post of prime minister. And according to British Law governor general had great powers. But he did not use them officially therefore, considering them harmless PM took the decision to make Gulam Muhammad as Governor-general of Pakistan.
Gulam Muhammad was paralyzed bureaucrat but was promoted to the new governor-general of Pakistan. Although he was never part of the Pakistan movement and maybe that was the reason that he was unable to understand the public expectations. Furthermore, due to paralysis, no one was able to understand his conversation his American secretary also worked as his translator. At that time Pakistan was constitutionally less nation, and the country was governed under the British Act of 1935.
In this act, Governor General had great powers and Ghulam Mohammad decided to take advantage of this, rather than assume the role of the Father of the Nation. He used his powers, beyond any sense of legality or illegality. In his era, two major events occurred in Pakistan. First, in east Pakistan protesters were fired, who were protesting in favor of the Bangla language. 2nd, martial law was enforced in Lahore to crush the movement against the Ahmadis. This was the first martial law in the history of Pakistan, and it was imposed on a single city Lahore not only this but by taking undue advantage of his powers Governor general Gulam Muhammad dismissed the prime minister of Pakistan Khawaja Nizamuddin. Khawaja Nazimuddin appealed to the queen of England to disapprove of this decision but unfortunately, the UK, which calls itself the oldest democracy, refused to accept this democratic appeal. Ghulam Mohammad was appointed Ambassador to the United States by Muhammad Ali Bogra as PM replacing Khawaja Nazimuddin. After only one year, in 1954, Ghulam Mohammad also dismissed the Legislative Assembly through the draft of Pakistan's first constitution was almost ready. One reason for dissolving the assembly was that under the new constitution, the governor's powers had to reduce It is also said that his act had full support from Army Chief General Ayub Khan. see the irony that sitting Army Chief Ayub Khan was appointed as Minister of Defence and thus, Khakis were first introduced in Power politics. Governor took this step using powers provided in the 1935 act of slavery era but Maulvi Tameez ud din, speaker of the same dissolved assembly, did practical efforts to put Pakistan on a democratic track he went to Sindh High Court against the decision of dissolving the assembly and pleaded that the Governor General's decision to be rejected Because Pakistan is a free and independent country, which can not be run under the act of slavery era Sindh High Court restored the assembly in the meantime, Governor General Ghulam Mohammad's health was also falling. Despite his bad health, he was not ready to let go of power in 1955 Sikandar Mirza and General Ayub sent him abroad for treatment and forced him to resign. Sikandar Mirza became the new governor-general of Pakistan.
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