Jinnah, Muhammad Ali 1876 - Born in Wazir Mansion, Karachi,
Sindh on the 25th of December. 1892 - Jinnah was offered an
apprenticeship at the London office of Graham's Shipping and
Trading Company, a business that had extensive dealings with
Jinnahbhai Poonja's firm in Karachi. 1896 - Jinnah joined the
Indian National Congress, which was the largest Indian political
organisation. 1905 - His reputation as a skilled lawyer prompted
Indian leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak to hire him as defence counsel
for his sedition trial. 1906 - Jinnah had initially avoided
joining the All India Muslim League. 1910 - On the 25th of
January, Jinnah became a member on the sixty-member Imperial
Legislative Council. 1918 - Jinnah's problems with the Congress
began with the ascent of Mohandas Gandhi. 1920 - Jinnah resigned
from the Congress, warning that Gandhi's method of mass struggle
would lead to divisions between Hindus and Muslims and within
the two communities. 1927 - Jinnah entered negotiations with
Muslim and Hindu leaders on