Pakistan Historical Society – Evaluation Report and Grant Correspondence

Sub title : Origin, Growth, Research Publications, and Budgetary Grant Information

Subject: Pakistan Historical Society | Historical research | Historiography | Indo‑Pakistan history | Islamic history

Date of publication: 1960

Language: English

Page: 46 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28941

Keyword: Pakistan Historical Society -- W.H. Husaini -- Fazlur Rahman -- Ministry of Education | Historical research -- All Pakistan History Conference -- S. Moinul Haq -- Grant‑in‑aid

Abstract: Correspondence from the Ministry of Education (1960) encloses an evaluation report on the Pakistan Historical Society, tracing its origin from a 1950 initiative by the Education Minister. The report details its registration (March 7, 1951), annual conferences (Karachi, Lahore, Dacca, Peshawar, etc.), research journal with international exchange, and financial grants. A separate letter informs the Society of a Rs. 70,000 budget provision and requests audited accounts for grant release.

Description: Letter from Section Officer W.H. Husaini (Ministry of Education) forwards an evaluation report of the Pakistan Historical Society. The report, written from the perspective of the former Education Minister (likely Fazlur Rahman), describes the Society’s establishment after partition to correct historical distortions, its registration in 1951, the first All Pakistan History Conference inaugurated by Governor‑General Khwaja Nazimuddin, and its objectives including a quarterly journal. A list of ten annual conference venues (1951‑1960) and exchanges with 20 international institutions is provided. An accompanying budget letter informs the Society of a Rs. 70,000 grant provision (Rs. 40,000 normal, Rs. 30,000 special for publications) and requests audited reports. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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