M.A. Jinnah -- Muhammad Ali Jinnah -- Quaid-e-Azam -- Job Applications | Nation-Building -- Pakistan 1947 | Civil Service -- Diplomatic Corps -- Muslim League -- Government Recruitment | Pakistani Administration -- Nation-Building

This file is a primary source archive that captures a pivotal moment in history: the immediate scramble to build a state apparatus for the newly formed Pakistan. The documents are unified by their address to M.A. Jinnah as the undisputed leader and chief architect of the nation. It reveals the hopes, ambitions, and anxieties of Indian Muslims seeking to secure their future in Pakistan. The collection includes detailed CVs, glowing recommendations, telegrams from retired officials, and business proposals, collectively painting a picture of a leader inundated with requests and the monumental task of selecting personnel to run a country. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

Subject: National Bank of Pakistan | Regional Flood Relief Committee | File inventory | Correspondence

Date of publication: 1955

Language: English

Page: 33 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28762

Keyword: National Bank of Pakistan -- Regional Flood Relief Committee | File No. 5 -- File inventory | Minutes of meetings -- Remittance certificates -- Audit reports -- Ulipur Maternity Hospital | Flood relief grants -- Foreign exchange contract -- Mymensingh -- M. Raschid.

Abstract: This file contains a National Bank of Pakistan office file cover (File No. 5) followed by two copies of a handwritten file inventory listing 16 categories of records, including general correspondence, extra copies of minutes, vouchers and statements, remittance certificates for various meetings (11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th), minutes of meetings, miscellaneous, audit reports, correspondence regarding Ulipur Maternity Hospital, outstandings, applications for relief grants, and a “Blue Box file regarding sanction.” Three registers regarding relief expenditure accounts are also noted. A blank foreign exchange contract form (Foreign Exchange Department, 1955) is included, likely unrelated to flood relief. A letter from the National Bank of Pakistan, Mymensingh branch (August 7, 1956), addressed to M. Raschid, Chief Manager, L.P.O., Dacca, encloses an official receipt from the District Magistrate, Mymensingh, for Rs. 5,000 paid for flood relief purposes, with a request for acknowledgment.

Description: This file contains a National Bank of Pakistan office file cover and a detailed file inventory listing 16 categories of records related to flood relief administration, including meeting minutes, remittance certificates, and correspondence on Ulipur Maternity Hospital. Also included are a blank foreign exchange contract form and a letter confirming a Rs. 5,000 payment to the Mymensingh District Magistrate for flood relief. The documents illustrate the filing system and administrative scope of the committee’s records. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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