Correspondence and Documents Related to M.A. Jinnah and the Muslim League in the North-West Frontier Province

Sub title : Internal Criticism, Organizational Challenges, and Election Aftermath

Subject: All-India Muslim League | Pakistan Movement | Provincial Politics | Internal Party Dissent | Qazi Muhammad Isa

Date of publication: 1938

Language: English

Page: 31 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27890

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Muslim League -- NWFP Politics -- Qazi Muhammad Isa -- Q. Hamid -- M. Ziauddin -- Abdul Qayyum Khan | Party Organization -- National Guard -- Election 1937 -- Internal Criticism -- Khan Bahadurs -- Peshawar -- Bannu

Abstract: This collection of letters and documents sheds light on the internal challenges faced by the All-India Muslim League in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) between 1938 and 1941. It includes a detailed critique from a local member, Q. Hamid, to M.A. Jinnah, blaming the League's electoral failures on poor organization under Qazi Muhammad Isa, incompetent local workers, and sabotage by disloyal members. The correspondence proposes radical reforms, including a militarily-structured party organization (the "National Guard") and the expulsion of certain figures. Other documents include a brief report from Bannu and a letter from M. Ziauddin, one of the criticized officials, showing the complex internal dynamics Jinnah had to manage.

Description: This is a compilation of primary source documents critical to understanding the grassroots-level difficulties the Muslim League encountered in mobilizing support in the NWFP, a key province for the Pakistan Movement. The central document is a frank and critical letter to Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah, accusing the provincial leadership of negligence and selfishness. It provides a rare, unfiltered view of the factionalism, organizational weaknesses, and personal grievances that Jinnah had to address to strengthen the League's presence across India. The collection is essential for researchers studying the internal history of the Muslim League and the political landscape of pre-Partition NWFP. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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