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Kashmir Fund Papers: Correspondence, Donations, and Relief Supplies

Sub title : Letters and receipts related to the Kashmir Relief Fund managed by Miss Fatima Jinnah

Date of publication: 1948

Language: English

Page: 321 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28909

Keyword: Kashmir Relief Fund -- Miss Fatima Jinnah -- Yaqub Shah -- Gulam Ahmad | Blankets -- Cloth -- Azad Kashmir | Quaid-i-Azam’s Relief Fund -- Donations -- Bank draft

Abstract: This file contains a Cabinet Secretariat file cover titled “Kashmir Fund Papers 1948-49” and several letters and financial documents related to the Kashmir Relief Fund administered by Miss Fatima Jinnah. A letter from Gulam Ahmad (Secretary to Miss Fatima Jinnah) acknowledges a money order of Rs. 500 and encloses an official receipt. The Collector of Sukkur forwards a bank draft for Rs. 361 collected for the Fund. Yaqub Shah, Honorary Treasurer, writes about purchasing white sheeting and blankets, including a request for a cheque for Rs. 2,049/15/7 for cloth and later discusses procuring 1,000 blankets for a hospital in Muzaffarabad, comparing prices between the Refugees Rehabilitation Finance Corporation and Quaid‑i‑Azam’s Relief Fund.

Description: This file consists of Cabinet Secretariat file cover and correspondence from 1948-1949 concerning the Kashmir Relief Fund operated under Miss Fatima Jinnah’s supervision. Documents include acknowledgements of donations (money orders and bank drafts), requests for purchasing cloth and blankets for relief purposes, and a formal communication from the Quaid‑i‑Azam’s Relief Fund dispatching 1,000 military blankets to Azad Kashmir hospitals. The letters illustrate the logistics of procuring and distributing relief supplies during the Kashmir conflict. A page in Urdu script appears fragmentary. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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