Correspondence and Financial Records of Miss Fatima Jinnah’s Office with Ordnance Depot, Lahore

Sub title : Kashmir Fund contributions from Mr. Wajid Hussain (C.L.O., Ordnance Depot, Lahore Cantonment)

Subject: Kashmir Fund | Miss Fatima Jinnah | Wajid Hussain (C.L.O.) | Ordnance Depot, Lahore

Date of publication: 1955

Language: English

Page: 30 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28919

Keyword: Kashmir Fund -- Miss Fatima Jinnah -- Wajid Hussain -- Chief Ordnance Officer -- Ordnance Depot Lahore | Instalment payments -- Crossed cheque -- Habib Bank -- Muslim Commercial Bank -- Receipt

Abstract: This file contains correspondence and financial documents related to the Kashmir Fund recovery from Mr. Wajid Hussain, C.L.O. at the Ordnance Depot, Lahore Cantonment, during 1955. The file includes a Government of Pakistan Cabinet Secretariat cover (subject: “Kashmir Fund Recovery from Mr Qazi Hussain”); letters from the Chief Ordnance Officer forwarding crossed cheques as instalments (e.g., Rs. 40, Rs. 46) with requests for official receipts; acknowledgments from the Secretary to Miss Fatima Jinnah (M.A. Mufti, A. Rashid) confirming receipt and enclosing receipts; and bank advices from the Muslim Commercial Bank Ltd. (Merewether Tower, Karachi) informing Miss Fatima Jinnah of account debits (e.g., Rs. 39/8/0). The records show a systematic collection of dues, with balances progressively reduced to nil.

Description: This file contains a Cabinet Secretariat cover and a series of letters and financial advices from 1955 documenting the recovery of Kashmir Fund contributions from an officer at the Ordnance Depot in Lahore. The Chief Ordnance Officer forwards cheques in instalments (Rs. 40, Rs. 46) from Mr. Wajid Hussain, and Miss Fatima Jinnah’s office acknowledges each payment with official receipts. Bank statements confirm debits to the Kashmir Fund account. The records illustrate the administrative process of collecting outstanding dues for the Kashmir Fund after the 1948 conflict. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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