Construction Bills and Labour Payment Records of Khatoon-e-Pakistan Girls High School, Karachi

Sub title : Payment statements from Haydari Construction Company Limited for the construction of Khatoon-e-Pakistan Girls High School

Subject: Khatoon-e-Pakistan Girls High School | Construction costs | Haydari Construction Company | Material supplies

Date of publication: 1957

Language: English

Page: 39 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28825

Keyword: Khatoon-e-Pakistan Girls High School -- Haydari Construction Company -- Construction bills -- Material costs -- Labour payments -- Cement -- Teak wood -- Excavation -- Plastering -- Karachi

Abstract: This file contains multiple pages of detailed construction bills and labour payment records from Haydari Construction Company Limited for the building of Khatoon-e-Pakistan Girls High School (also referred to as Khatoon-i-Pakistan Girls High School) in Karachi. The records span from January 1957 to February 1958 and include itemised accounts of materials such as Zeal Pak cement, ACC cement, teak wood, coal tar, sanitary materials, water meters, water pumps, G.I. sheets, copper plates, binding wires, glass, tiles, oil distemper, Snowcem, and other supplies. Labour payments cover excavation in rock and soft soil, concrete filling, block making, plastering, earth filling, stone fixing, masonry work, steel works, arch design, and miscellaneous tasks. Total material costs range from Rs. 20,100 to Rs. 58,316, and labour payments range from Rs. 3,255 to Rs. 19,419. The documents illustrate the financial and logistical details of constructing a girls’ school under the patronage of Miss Fatima Jinnah’s education board.

Description: This file of financial records from Haydari Construction Company Limited for the construction of Khatoon-e-Pakistan Girls High School in Karachi (1957–1958). The invoices itemise purchases of cement, wood, sanitary fittings, paints, glass, and other materials, along with labour charges for excavation, concrete work, plastering, block making, and earth filling. The records provide a detailed account of the costs involved in building a school for girls in mid‑20th‑century Pakistan under the oversight of Miss Fatima Jinnah. Several bills include deductions for sale of empty cement bags and note the contractor’s director’s signature. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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