List of Speeches and Public Engagements of Miss Fatima Jinnah

Sub title : Visits, and messages by Miss Fatima Jinnah across Pakistan Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Lyallpur, Gujrat, Montgomery, Okara, etc

Subject: Miss Fatima Jinnah | 1952 speeches | Public engagements | Physical education | Convocation address

Date of publication: 1952

Language: English

Page: 247 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28746

Keyword: Miss Fatima Jinnah -- 1952 speeches -- Public engagements | Physical education -- Emerson College -- Convocation address | Economic independence -- Education reform -- Literacy drive | Quaid‑i‑Azam -- Girl Guides -- Pakistan -- Women’s education.

Abstract: Miss Fatima Jinnah’s public engagements during 1952, spanning over 40 events. These include prize distributions at the Govt College of Physical Education for Women (Lahore) and K.E.M. Medical College, visits to Madrasat‑ul‑Kalam Banat and Punjab Rowing Association, inauguration of the All Pakistan Girl Guide Conference (Karachi), opening of a dispensary, convocation addresses at Emerson College (Multan), Girls College (Lyallpur), Lahore College for Women, and Girls College (Gujrat), sports prize distributions, Baby Show on WHO Day, Id messages, Independence Day message, foundation stone laying of Women’s Section at Civil Hospital (Okara), and Milad meetings. The file also contains the full text of her speech at the Govt College of Physical Education for Women emphasizing the importance of physical, mental, and spiritual education. The centerpiece is her convocation address at Emerson College, Multan.

Description: This file contains a comprehensive chronological list of Miss Fatima Jinnah’s public engagements for 1952, documenting over 40 events across major Pakistani cities. It also includes full transcripts of two significant speeches: one on physical education at the Govt College of Physical Education for Women, Lahore, and a lengthy convocation address at Emerson College, Multan. In the Emerson College address, she stresses the urgency of economic independence, the transformative role of education, the need for a national literacy campaign, and the importance of personal responsibility and moral integrity. She calls on graduates to be loyal citizens, never compromise on principles, and follow Quaid‑i‑Azam’s example. The file illustrates Miss Jinnah’s sustained leadership in education, health, and national development in the early years of Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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