M.A. Jinnah and the Political Integration of Baluchistan

Sub title : Correspondence, Appeals, and Administrative Reports from Baluchistan Provincial Muslim League

Subject: Post-Partition Integration; Provincial Autonomy; Regional Politics; Muslim League Organization; Qazi Muhammad Isa.

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 55 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27880

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Baluchistan -- Provincial Muslim League -- Qazi Muhammad Isa | Post-Partition Integration -- Provincial Autonomy -- Anjuman-i-Islamia -- Political Appeals | Regional Development -- Pakistan State-Building

Abstract: This collection comprises communications from the Baluchistan Provincial Muslim League and other local organizations to Qaid-i-Azam M.A. Jinnah, spanning the immediate pre- and post-Partition period. The documents reveal the critical role of local leaders like Qazi Muhammad Isa in mobilizing the province for the League and the subsequent challenges of integration into Pakistan. They include a request for Jinnah to lay the foundation stone of "Jinnah Hall," detailed reports on the League's services, and post-1947 appeals for political reforms, equitable status with other provinces, educational development, and judicial appointments.

Description: This is a collection of letters, telegrams, and reports sent from Baluchistan to M.A. Jinnah, first as the President of the All India Muslim League and later as the Governor-General of Pakistan. The documents provide a crucial window into the political dynamics of Baluchistan during a transformative era. They showcase the efforts to build a League organization in the province, a financial dispute involving a prominent leader, and the fervent appeals made to Jinnah after Partition to address the region's political and administrative grievances. This collection is indispensable for understanding the complexities of integrating the diverse units of Pakistan and the central role Jinnah played as the ultimate arbiter for the nation's constituent parts. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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