partition of India and condemned "any reference to the 'Lahore Resolution' as the 'Pakistan Resolution'." To Khan, the "partition meant disrupting the Punjab and the Unionist Party, and he was not prepared to accept this". Khan's final days as Punjab's premier were extremely troublesome and marred by controversies and bitterness: since 1940 the Khaksars had been constantly giving trouble; he was having a rough time within the Muslim League with Malik Barkat Ali and others; and in the Legislative Assembly Bhai Parmanand and Master Tara Singh were questioning his increasingly inconsistent stance over Pakistan and Punjabi unity. Khan's legacy was challenged when Malik Khizar Hyat refused to comply with League demands in 1944, leading Jinnah to repeal the Sikandar-Jinnah Pact from 1937. Trying to yoke together an impossible 'political mosaic' took a drastic toll on Khan's health, probably resulting in his early fatality. In a letter from Viceroy Linlithgow to Sir Leo Amery dated two days after Khan's death, the Viceroy offered a lengthy personal evaluation of Khan: Khan died on the night between 25/26 December 1942, of a sudden heart failure, at his home. He is buried at the footsteps of the Badshahi Masjid in Lahore. Legacy Among Khan's children, the following attained noteworthy public status: Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan, Pakistan's first woman minister Shaukat Hayat Khan, senior Muslim League leader and political figure.Remained MNA in the 1970s Assembly and as a opposition MNA played an important role for the drafting and approval of 1973s Pakistan constitution. Tahira Mazhar Ali, socialist leader and public activist Izzet Hayat Khan, businessman and former Pakistani ambassador to Tunisia Ghairat Hayat Khan administrator, philanthropist and Member of Majlis e Shura, Pakistan Among his grandchildren are Tariq Ali, the British-Pakistani socialist writer and Yawar Hayat Khan, former senior director/producer of PTV (Pakistan Television); among his great-grandchildren is the noted Pakistani poet and scholar Omer Tarin. Another of his great-grandsons, Shehryar Kureshi, is a singer-songwriter and led a band named Fringe Benefits during the 1990s era. Sardar Sikandar Hayat, grandson of Sir Sikandar Hayat and eldest son of Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan participated actively in constituent politics and remained MPA twice from Fatehjang (Attock) and also served as provincial minister. See also List of office bearers/presidents (1933–35) World War II References 1892 births 1942 deaths Administrators in British India Indian Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Indian knights Punjabi people People from