United Nations Appeal for Children: Pakistan National Committee Correspondence and Fund Collection Records

Sub title : Letters from government officials, provincial authorities, and school principals to Miss Fatima Jinnah

Subject: United Nations Appeal for Children | Pakistan National Committee | Miss Fatima Jinnah | Fundraising

Date of publication: 1952

Language: English

Page: 95 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28903

Keyword: United Nations Appeal for Children -- Pakistan National Committee -- Miss Fatima Jinnah -- Fund collection | Mama Parsi Girls’ High School -- Red Cross -- Punjab -- Sind -- Firoz Khan Noon -- Child welfare

Abstract: This file contains correspondence and financial documents from the Pakistan National Committee of the United Nations Appeal for Children (UNAC) under the chairmanship of Miss Fatima Jinnah, dated February to April 1952. Letters include: a communication from Din Mohammad (Secretary of Education, Health & Local Self Government, Sind) informing that instructions have been issued to all Collectors and health/education directors for fund collection on 2 March 1952; a letter from Firoz Khan Noon suggesting that the provincial committee start collecting when circumstances are favourable; a detailed report from Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti describing steps taken through educational institutions and the Red Cross, including a door‑to‑door collection and a Rs. 5,000 contribution from Red Cross funds.

Description: This file contains a set of correspondence and financial records from early 1952 related to the Pakistan National Committee of the United Nations Appeal for Children, chaired by Miss Fatima Jinnah. The documents show coordination between federal and provincial authorities: Sind’s government issued collection instructions for 2 March 1952; the Punjab governor’s office forwarded bank drafts totalling over Rs. 27,500 from districts. A detailed letter from Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti reports on a Red Cross‑led campaign, including a door‑to‑door drive and a Rs. 5,000 contribution. A charming account from the Principal of Mama Parsi Girls’ High School describes how junior students raised Rs. 1,000 through a self‑organised fun fair. Official UNAC letters acknowledge and receipt these funds. The correspondence demonstrates Miss Fatima Jinnah’s role as national chairman and the broad‑based support for the UNAC humanitarian cause in Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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