Speech by Miss Fatima Jinnah, Grant Application, Cost Calculations, and Suggestions on Medium of Instruction

Sub title : Completed building from Haydari Construction Company, thanking Mr. Mohd Ali Habib for donating labour charges

Subject: Miss Fatima Jinnah | Construction | Haydari Construction Company | Mohd Ali Habib | Donation

Date of publication: 1955

Language: English

Page: 54 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28829

Keyword: Khatoon-e-Pakistan Girls High School -- Miss Fatima Jinnah -- Haydari Construction Company -- Mohd Ali Habib -- Construction cost -- Government grant -- Medium of instruction -- Urdu -- Karachi

Abstract: This file contains a speech by Miss Fatima Jinnah accepting the completed building of the Khatoon-e-Pakistan Girls High School from the Haydari Construction Company. She recounts that the foundation stone was laid on 25 December 1955, but construction was delayed due to shortage of funds (only Rs. 3 lakhs collected against an estimated Rs. 5–6 lakhs). Mr. Mohd Ali Habib offered to undertake the work and donate the labour charges. Work started in December 1956; costs rose to about Rs. 9 lakhs, but Mr. Habib completed the building. Miss Jinnah expresses deep gratitude. A letter to the Director of Education requests a government grant of Rs. 600,000 (balance after receiving Rs. 1,50,000) to pay pending bills and start the school.

Description: This file contains a speech by Miss Fatima Jinnah on the completion of the Khatoon-e-Pakistan Girls High School, acknowledging the philanthropic support of Mohd Ali Habib. It includes a formal request for a government grant, a detailed cost breakdown of construction, and a note on language policy for the school. An aerogramme and a stray child’s letter are also present but unrelated to the main content. The documents illustrate the financial challenges, private donations, and administrative efforts behind establishing a girls’ school under Miss Jinnah’s patronage in 1950s Karachi. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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