Cabinet Secretariat File, Correspondence, and Certificates regarding Kashmir Relief, Education Funding

Sub title : Letter of Attachments from A. Gohar & Jannat Ali Khanzada, Peshawa

Subject: Kashmir Relief Fund | Miss Fatima Jinnah | Government College Rawalkot | Educational funding

Date of publication: 1948

Language: English

Page: 35 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28920

Keyword: Miss Fatima Jinnah -- Kashmir Relief Fund -- Government College Rawalkot | Library funding -- Poor boys library -- Arbab Abdul Razik Khan | Kashmir War of Liberation -- Mujahideen -- Azad Kashmir | Certificates of service -- Cabinet Secretariat.

Abstract: Letter of Attachments from A. Gohar & Jannat Ali Khanzada, Peshawar”) followed by a page of Urdu text, blank telegram reply forms, and a list of addressees including Azad Kashmir officials. The main document is a letter (28 July 1955) from the Principal, Government College, Rawalkot (Azad Kashmir) to Miss Fatima Jinnah, thanking her for her response to a “Spas Nama” and requesting further financial assistance: Rs. 10,000 for the college library (which had only 1,500 books), Rs. 6,000 for a “Poor Boys Library” to supply textbooks to needy students, Rs. 10,000 for extension of the boys’ middle school building, and Rs. 4,000 for the girls’ middle school building. The Principal also recalls Miss Jinnah’s earlier announcement of Rs. 1,70,000 for projects in Dheerkot. The file also includes multiple certificates (1948–49) for Arbab Abdul Razik Khan of Peshawar, testifying to his valuable voluntary services in the Kashmir War of Liberation, including bringing a lashkar of 300 mujahids who captured Mirpur, supplying vehicles, and propaganda work. The certificates are signed by senior Azad Kashmir and Pakistan officials, including the President of Azad Kashmir, Commander-in-Chief, Defence Minister, Governor of West Punjab, and Chief Minister of N.W.F.P.

Description: This file contains a mix of official and personal documents from the late 1940s and mid‑1950s. A Cabinet Secretariat cover opens the file, followed by administrative forms and a list of Azad Kashmir officials. The central item is a letter from the Principal of Government College, Rawalkot, appealing to Miss Fatima Jinnah for additional educational funding in Azad Kashmir, detailing needs for libraries and school buildings. The letter also references her earlier substantial donation of Rs. 1,70,000 for Dheerkot projects. The final pages comprise several certificates (1948–1949) attesting to the services of Arbab Abdul Razik Khan, a Peshawar‑based volunteer who supplied vehicles, led 300 mujahids in the capture of Mirpur, and conducted propaganda. The certificates come from high‑ranking Azad Kashmir and Pakistan officials, including the President, Commander‑in‑Chief, Defence Minister, Governor of Punjab, and Chief Minister of N.W.F.P. The documents illustrate Miss Fatima Jinnah’s role in supporting education in Azad Kashmir and the recognition of individual contributions to the Kashmir liberation struggle. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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