The Pakistan Resolution was drafted by

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b) Sikandar Hayat Khan

Explanation:

• The Pakistan Resolution (also known as the Lahore Resolution) was adopted by the All-India Muslim League in 1940.
• While the resolution was moved by A.K. Fazlul Huq, it was primarily drafted by Sikandar Hayat Khan.
• The resolution demanded independent states for Muslims in the North-Western and Eastern zones of India.
• Interestingly, Sikandar Hayat Khan himself was a proponent of a united India with a decentralized federation, not a separate country.
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah presided over the session and popularized the demand.

• The resolution was passed on March 23, 1940.
• The term "Pakistan" was not used in the original text of the resolution.

• He was the Premier of Bengal and presented/moved the resolution to the assembly.

• He is credited with coining the name "Pakistan" in his 1933 pamphlet "Now or Never".