“Who disregarded Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s orders during the 1947 Kashmir issue?”

"General Douglas Gracey the British Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army in 1947 refused to follow Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s directive to deploy troops in Kashmir during the first Indo-Pak war. His decision rooted in maintaining neutrality as a British officer delayed Pakistan’s military response impacting the early stages of the Kashmir conflict. This incident highlighted the challenges of transitioning from colonial to national military command underscoring the complexities of Pakistan’s early statehood and its strategic decisions regarding the contentious Kashmir issue."