Khatoon-i-Pakistan Girls’ Higher Secondary School

Sub title : Administrative Correspondence, Financial Grants, Development Charges, and Board Elections

Subject: Higher Secondary School | Miss Fatima Jinnah | Education grants | Karachi Development Authority

Date of publication: 1963

Language: English

Page: 169 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28823

Keyword: Khatoon-i-Pakistan Girls’ Higher Secondary School -- Miss Fatima Jinnah -- Education grant | Development charges -- Karachi Development Authority | School administration -- Water pump repair -- Bus repairs -- Audit fees -- Board elections

Abstract: Correspondence and administrative documents related to the Khatoon-i-Pakistan Girls’ Higher Secondary School (Stadium Road, Karachi) under the presidency of Miss Fatima Jinnah (Khatoon-e-Pakistan). Key items include: a letter proposing annual prize distribution in March 1963; a report of a burnt water pump coil requiring rewinding at an estimated Rs. 450; a detailed breakdown of a Rs. 90,000 government grant for science equipment (Rs. 74,000), library books (Rs. 1,000), and furniture (Rs. 15,000) for Classes XI–XII; a circular from the Directorate of Education (May 15, 1963) requesting annual progress reports; a request for immediate clutch repair of a microbus; an order for tyres and tubes; election of Mr. Ahmed B. H. Jaffer as board member.

Description: This file contains a set of administrative and financial documents from 1963 to 1966 concerning the Khatoon-i-Pakistan Girls’ Higher Secondary School in Karachi, founded under the patronage of Miss Fatima Jinnah. The records cover day-to-day maintenance issues (water pump, school bus), the utilisation of government grants for upgrading to higher secondary level, the election of board members, and a prolonged dispute with the Karachi Development Authority over development charges and interest on land. The file illustrates the challenges of running a private girls’ school in 1960s Pakistan, including infrastructure upkeep, financial management, and compliance with government and development authority demands. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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