Correspondence and Resolutions of the Sind Muslim League Assembly Party to Qaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Post-Partition Governance, Refugee Crisis, and Provincial Autonomy

Subject: Sind Provincial Politics | Post-Partition Refugee Crisis | Provincial Autonomy vs. Central Government

Date of publication: 1936

Language: English

Page: 7p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27925

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Sind Muslim League -- M.A. Khuhro -- Refugee Crisis 1947 | Provincial Autonomy -- Kashmir Conflict -- Azad Kashmir Government | Pakistan Federation -- Defense Policy -- Assembly Resolutions

Abstract: A collection of letters and the official minutes of the Sind Muslim League Assembly Party meeting held on 1st November 1947, addressed to Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The documents span from 1936, showing early support for Jinnah's leadership, to the critical post-Partition period. The 1947 minutes contain strongly-worded resolutions on: the refugee influx into Sind and the need for federal support and management; vehement opposition to any curtailment of Sind's provincial autonomy; demands for proportional representation in the Central Government; condemnation of violence against Muslims in India and in Kashmir; and recommendations for arming the Muslim population for self-defense. The file captures Sind's assertive political stance and its complex challenges within the new Pakistani federation.

Description: This file presents a crucial internal view of the Sind Muslim League's political concerns immediately after the creation of Pakistan. The minutes from November 1947 reveal a province under severe strain from refugee resettlement, fiercely protective of its autonomy, and critical of the central government's structure and response to crises in Kashmir and India. The resolutions move from humanitarian appeals to stark demands for preferential treatment for Sindhis in jobs and resources, and for the right to bear arms. These documents illustrate the intense regional pressures, security anxieties, and political bargaining that characterized the early months of the Pakistani state, directed at its founding leader, Qaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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