M.A. Jinnah -- Muslim League --| Pakistan | Direct Action Day -- Calcutta Riots 1946 | Surma Valley -- Tea Planters -- Indian Tea Control Bill -- Democratic Vanguard | Sir Shammukham Chetty -- Justice Party -- Non-Brahmin Movement | Day of Deliverance | Hindu Supporters of Muslim League -- Assassination Attempt on Jinnah

This second set of archival documents further illuminates the political stature and contentious position of M.A. Jinnah in the lead-up to Partition. The correspondence reveals his engagement with critical economic sectors, strategic political calculations for building a broader anti-Congress front, and the fervent support he received from individuals across the communal divide. The most striking documents are the critical open letters from 1946, which provide a contemporary, left-leaning perspective that holds Jinnah's political strategies directly responsible for inciting communal carnage. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

Subject: National Bank of Pakistan | Regional Flood Relief Committee | Flood relief grants | Educational institutions

Language: English

Page: 86 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28777

Keyword: National Bank of Pakistan -- Regional Flood Relief Committee -- Flood relief grants -- Nanotown High School -- Kurigram Girls’ H.E. School -- Gopalanagar High Madrasa | Certificate of Undertaking -- Director of Public Instruction -- School rehabilitation -- Grant-in-aid -- institutional inspection

Abstract: This file contains of administrative records related to the Regional Flood Relief Committee’s grant distribution and oversight processes. A National Bank of Pakistan office file cover (F 127) is followed by correspondence: a letter concerning a Rs. 700 money order sent to Nanotown High School (Ghorasal) and confusion over its receipt; an authorization for teacher Fazlul Karim to manage flood relief funds for Kurigram Girls’ H.E. School (March 17, 1956); a request from Gopalanagar High Madrasa (Sripur) for certificate processing (March 14, 1856 [sic]); and a government form detailing grant conditions for a school in Sashital (Tippera), including a Rs. 800 grant certified by an Assistant Inspector. Committee procedures (Page 74) outline the Director of Public Instruction’s role in inspecting institutions and ensuring proper appropriation of funds. Two blank Certificate of Undertaking forms (Pages 81–82) are included, specifying that grants must be used for repairs and reconstruction of flood-damaged school buildings and furniture, requiring counter-signature by the S.D.O. or D.M.

Description: This file contains an office file cover, administrative correspondence about money order confusion and grant authorizations, a request for certificate processing from a madrasa, a government form documenting a Rs. 800 grant with inspection certification, committee procedures for educational institution oversight, and blank Certificate of Undertaking forms for flood-ravaged schools. The documents illustrate the committee’s grant disbursement, verification, and reporting processes. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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