M.A. Jinnah’s Official Schedule as Governor-General of Pakistan

Sub title : Confidential Government House Appointment Diaries and Security Arrangements

Subject: Official daily schedule of M.A. Jinnah | Governor-General’s appointments | Diplomatic and military meetings

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 61 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28200

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Governor-General of Pakistan -- October 1947 -- Government House Karachi | Official diary -- confidential schedule -- diplomatic meetings -- Refugee relief -- Emergency cabinet | Fatima Jinnah -- military aides -- Lord Ismay -- Khan of Kalat -- post-Partition administration.

Abstract: This collection consists of confidential daily “Arrangements” schedules issued from Government House, Karachi, detailing the official appointments and activities of Quaid-i-Azam M.A. Jinnah as Governor-General of Pakistan in October 1947. The documents list meetings with key figures such as Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, British dignitaries including Lord Ismay and Lord Nathan, foreign parliamentary delegations, military officers, provincial governors, tribal leaders, and journalists. Also noted are Miss Fatima Jinnah’s engagements, emergency cabinet meetings, and Jinnah’s address to civil and military officers. The schedules highlight the intense diplomatic, administrative, and ceremonial demands on Jinnah during the immediate post-independence period, amid refugee crises and state-building efforts.

Description: This file contains a series of confidential daily appointment schedules for Quaid-i-Azam M.A. Jinnah, prepared by his Military Secretary, Colonel E. Sr. J. Birnie, at Government House in Karachi. Covering the critical early months of Pakistan’s independence, these documents meticulously record Jinnah’s engagements—from high-level diplomatic receptions and emergency cabinet sessions to meetings with tribal deputations and relief committee work. The schedules also include the movements of distinguished guests such as Field Marshal Auchinleck and Viscount Addison, as well as the social and humanitarian activities of Miss Fatima Jinnah. These papers offer a rare glimpse into the disciplined routine and vast responsibilities shouldered by Jinnah as he navigated the challenges of leading a nascent nation through its formative phase. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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