Correspondence and Press Statements of Mian Bashir Ahmed, Presidential and National Assembly Candidate

Sub title : Letters to Miss Fatima Jinnah requesting withdrawal of a rival candidate, seeking an interview, and issuing press releases

Subject: Mian Bashir Ahmed | Miss Fatima Jinnah | Presidential election 1965 | National Assembly election

Date of publication: 1964

Language: English

Page: 14 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28878

Keyword: Mian Bashir Ahmed -- Miss Fatima Jinnah -- Presidential election 1965 -- Welfare state | Islamic socialism -- Manifesto -- Combined Opposition -- Time Magazine -- Poem -- The Flame of Islam.

Abstract: This file contains political documents from Mian Bashir Ahmed, a candidate for the presidency and for National Assembly constituency W.I, Karachi, during the 1964–65 elections. A letter to Miss Fatima Jinnah requests that her candidate (Mahmudul Haq Usmani) withdraw in his favour, and complains of vilification by her supporters and the use of his welfare state programme by a COP candidate. Another letter seeks a short interview. A press statement condemns mud‑slinging among presidential candidates and urges the press to maintain dignity. A poem, “The Flame of Islam,” narrates the rise and fall of Muslim civilisation and calls for self‑cleansing and revival. A press release criticises Time Magazine for omitting two independent candidates and highlights his “confrontation meetings” with opponents.

Description: This file contains a series of political documents from Mian Bashir Ahmed, a candidate for the presidency and National Assembly during the 1964–65 elections in Pakistan. He writes to Miss Fatima Jinnah, the presidential candidate of the Combined Opposition Parties, requesting that her nominee withdraw in his favour and complaining of vilification. He seeks an interview with her. His press statements call for clean elections and appeal to students to remain calm. A long poem, “The Flame of Islam,” traces the rise and fall of Muslim civilisation and urges self‑reform. He protests the omission of independent candidates from a Time Magazine report. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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