▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁refer endum ▁held ▁in ▁N W FP ▁became ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁to ▁decide ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁acc ession ▁of ▁the ▁N W FP ▁to ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁O pp osition ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁however , ▁Pir ▁Sah ib ▁was ▁very ▁disappoint ed ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁dec isions ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁party . ▁He ▁cut - off ▁his ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Muslim ▁League ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁ide ological ▁differences ▁with ▁Khan ▁Abd ul ▁Q ay y um ▁Khan , ▁who ▁emer ged ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Muslim ▁League ▁premier ▁in ▁N W FP . ▁He ▁decided ▁to ▁launch ▁his ▁own ▁Aw ami ▁Muslim ▁League ▁party ▁that ▁started ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁opposition ▁in ▁the ▁N W FP ▁Provin cial ▁Assembly . ▁His ▁view ▁was ▁that ▁O pp osition ▁was ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁dem ocr atic ▁set ▁up ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁critical ▁to ▁att ain ▁the ▁previously - st ated ▁object ives ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁League . ▁After ▁he ▁saw ▁new ▁local ▁leadership ▁emer ge ▁in ▁the ▁province , ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁those ▁ide als ▁were ▁being ▁over look ed ▁by ▁the ▁changed ▁Muslim ▁League ▁leadership . ▁Dis ill usion ed , ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁active ▁politics ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁dev ote ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁his ▁religious ▁activities . ▁ ▁Comm emor ative ▁post age ▁stamp ▁Pakistan ▁Post ▁Office ▁issued ▁a ▁comm emor ative ▁post age ▁stamp ▁to ▁honor ▁him