He was a pro-Western politician. But the West wasn't ready to back this pro-West Pakistani Prime Minister. And Suhrawardy found himself alone on the conflict of Pakistan with India on the issue of Kashmir and the Canal Waters. Suhrawardy had to agree to various measures he had opposed in the past. He agreed to the suspension of of the West Pakistan Assembly, thereafter its restoration as suitable to the Republicans in either cases. He gave his approval to the removal of the then Governor-General of West Pakistan, Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani. Differences started to emerge between the coalition partners. Suhrawardy began to seek cooperation of other groups in the Assembly, including the Muslim League. Against his previous stand on the One-Unit issue, he began advocating the idea of the same and carried out a campaign against the Republicans in Punjab. As he was enjoying the majority in the House, he refused to resign when he was asked to do by the President, Iskander Mirza. He asked the President to summon the Assembly so that he could prove his majority, which was unconstitutionally refused and he was forced to resign October 18, 1957.