Grievances, Appeals, and Resolutions Addressed to Fatima Jinnah

Sub title : Shopkeepers’ Demolition Protest, Blanket Weavers’ Offer, Merchants’ Complaint and Landlords’ Memorandum

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Molvi Musafirkhana Shopkeepers’ Union | Karachi Municipal Corporation | Forced demolition

Date of publication: 1948

Language: English

Page: 49 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28938

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Karachi demolition -- Refugee shopkeepers -- Molvi Musafirkhana -- Sukkur blanket weavers | Qaid‑e‑Azam Relief Fund -- Rehabilitation officials | Muhajir land -- Ittihad Union -- Burmah‑Shell -- Z.A. Bukhari -- Radio interference

Abstract: Addressed to or mentioning Fatima Jinnah: a shopkeepers’ union protests the demolition of refugee shops in Karachi without notice; a Sukkur blanket weavers’ cooperative offers blankets made by refugee women and seeks orders; a merchants’ association demands the dismissal of rehabilitation officials for illegal sealing of premises; the Karachi Landlords’ Association sends a memorandum on interior policy; a Muhajir union requests land for two lakh quarters; and the Burmah‑Shell Employees Union condemns a radio official for interfering with Fatima Jinnah’s broadcast on 11 September 1951.

Description: The documents capture various refugee and labour grievances in early Pakistan. A shopkeepers’ union (Karachi, 1948) complains that police demolished “Fakka shops” without notice, destroying goods, and demands that the union be given the reconstruction contract. The Sukkur Blanket Weavers Co-operative Society (undated) notes it has supplied 15,000 blankets to the Qaid‑e‑Azam Relief Fund and seeks Fatima Jinnah’s patronage for orders. Sukkur merchants (undated) demand dismissal of rehabilitation officials for illegal sealing. The Karachi Landlords’ Association (July 10, 1950) sends a memorandum to the Interior Minister, copying Fatima Jinnah. The Ittihad Union (Karachi) requests land for refugee housing. Finally, a resolution from the Burmah‑Shell Employees Union (September 11, 1951) condemns Controller Z.A. Bukhari for interfering with a broadcast of Fatima Jinnah’s speech, demands an enquiry, and urges the broadcast to be re‑aired. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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