Letter from Agha Ghulam Nabi Pathan to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : On Mobilizing Support from Sind for the Punjab Struggle

Subject: All-India Muslim League | Sind Provincial Muslim League | Punjab Referendum/Campaign

Language: English

Page: 2 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27717

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Agha Ghulam Nabi Pathan -- Jehad-e-Punjab | Sind Muslim League -- Haroon Family -- Volunteer Jathas | Political Fundraising -- Punjab Campaign -- 1947

Abstract: A detailed letter from Agha Ghulam Nabi Pathan, General Secretary of the Sind Provincial Muslim League, to M.A. Jinnah. The letter outlines the extensive mobilization efforts in Sind to support the "Jehad-e-Punjab" (the political struggle for Punjab preceding Partition). It reports on the enrollment of thousands of male and female volunteers, the dispatch of jathas (volunteer groups), and a daily publicity campaign via the "Hayat" news-sheet. The core issue is a critical shortage of funds to cover travel and maintenance expenses for the volunteers, prompting an urgent appeal to Jinnah to expedite financial contributions promised by Sind's Chief Minister, Shaikh Ghulam Husain Hidayatullah, and other ministers.

Description: This letter provides a vivid, ground-level view of the massive political mobilization orchestrated by the Muslim League in the critical months leading up to the Partition of India. It demonstrates the centralized role of M.A. Jinnah, to whom provincial units reported and from whom they sought guidance and resources. The document highlights the highly organized nature of the campaign, involving volunteer recruitment, propaganda, and coordinated action with the Punjab leadership. The urgent appeal for funds underscores the financial challenges of sustaining such a large-scale movement and reveals the internal dynamics and expectations between the provincial branches and the All-India leadership. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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