Correspondence with M.A. Jinnah regarding the All-India Muslim League

Subject: All-India Muslim League | Pakistan Movement | Indian Politics (1940-1941) | Provincial Governance in Sindh

Date of publication: 1940

Language: English

Page: 7 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27743

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Ali Muhammad Rashdi -- All-India Muslim League | Sindh Provincial Muslim League -- Pakistan Movement -- Lahore Resolution | Sir Abdullah Haroon -- Nawab Mamdot -- Raja Mahmudabad -- Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah -- Khuhro -- Sukkur Riots -- Political Correspondence -- Indian Independence

Abstract: This collection of letters and telegrams, primarily from Ali Muhammad Rashdi and other League members to M.A. Jinnah, details the internal challenges, political maneuvering, and administrative issues within the All-India Muslim League between 1940 and 1941. Key topics include the stalled formation of the Foreign Committee after the Lahore Resolution, factional disputes in the Punjab and Sindh provincial leagues, allegations of financial mismanagement of flood relief funds in Sindh, and the contentious negotiations around forming a League ministry in Sindh under Sir Ghulam Hussain.

Description: This file of historical documents comprising confidential letters, a press message, and a formal note. The correspondence is directed to Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah in his capacity as the leader of the All-India Muslim League. The senders, most prominently Ali Muhammad Rashdi, the Secretary of the Sind Provincial Muslim League, report on critical party matters from Karachi, Lahore, and Delhi. The documents provide a ground-level view of the League's operations, highlighting the difficulties in maintaining party discipline, managing provincial factions, and implementing central directives. They offer valuable insight into the political landscape of India during a pivotal period leading up to the creation of Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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