Correspondence and Newspaper Cuttings from the Unionist Party to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Sending Political Literature and Press Clippings Regarding Punjab Muslim League

Subject: Unionist Party (Punjab) | Punjab Politics | Muslim League Relations | Amritsar By-Election | Political Propaganda

Date of publication: 1936

Language: English

Page: 2 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28350

Keyword: Unionist Party -- Punjab -- S. Afzaal Ali Hasnie -- Nawab Muzaffar Khan -- M.A. Jinnah -- All-India Muslim League -- Political Literature | Newspaper Cuttings -- Amritsar By-Election -- Civil & Military Gazette -- The Tribune -- Lahore -- 1936 -- Davies Road.

Abstract: This collection consists of two related items from October 1936. The first is a letter from the Unionist Party headquarters in Lahore, signed by S. Afzaal Ali Hasnie (Resident Secretary), to M.A. Jinnah. It states that, as desired by K.B. Nawab Muzaffar Khan, a complete set of Unionist literature is being sent under separate cover. The second item is a formal cover note presenting a compilation of newspaper cuttings from The Civil & Military Gazette and The Tribune concerning the Punjab Muslim League and the Amritsar by-election.

Description: This brief collection illustrates the political communication and exchange of materials between the Unionist Party, the dominant cross-communal political force in Punjab, and M.A. Jinnah, the leader of the All-India Muslim League, in the mid-1930s. The act of sending party literature and curated press clippings represents an effort to inform and potentially influence Jinnah regarding political developments in Punjab, a key province for both organizations. The focus on an Amritsar by-election highlights the ongoing electoral competition and the significance of local political news in the broader all-India context. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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