Bank Accounts and Kashmir Relief Fund Records of Miss Fatima Jinnah

Sub title : Deposit Slips, Credit Advices, Account Statements, and Correspondence with Muslim Commercial Bank

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Kashmir Relief Fund | Muslim Commercial Bank | Bank deposits

Date of publication: 1949

Language: English

Page: 40 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28997

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Kashmir Relief Fund -- Muslim Commercial Bank -- Deposit -- Cheque | Current account -- Azad Kashmir -- Donation | Fatima Jinnah -- Associated documents | Finance, Personal -- Records and correspondence | Bank accounts -- Records and correspondence

Abstract: Banking records from 1949 to 1961 documenting Miss Fatima Jinnah’s “Kashmir Relief Fund” account with the Muslim Commercial Bank (Karachi). Includes deposit slips (cash Rs. 27,105; cheques totalling Rs. 2,550/2/6), credit advices (Rs. 2,698; Rs. 1,676/3/6), account statements showing balances in lakhs (e.g., Rs. 1,145,266 in 1952), and a 1952 letter about transferring the account to the Mereweather Tower Branch. A 1959 acknowledgement from the Accountant General of Azad Jammu & Kashmir confirms receipt of donation cheques.

Description: The earliest document (12 January 1949) is a cash deposit slip for Rs. 27,105 into the “Miss Fatima Jinnah (Kashmir Fund)” account at Muslim Commercial Bank, signed “Zulema Jinnah” (likely a secretary). A 5 February 1949 slip records cheques totalling Rs. 2,550/2/6 from various banks. A June 1949 letter credits Rs. 2,698 from a cheque. A 1950 statement shows the account’s substantial activity with balances over Rs. 1.3 million. A September 1952 letter requests confirmation of a balance of Rs. 1,145,266. A November 1952 circular from the bank’s General Manager informs customers of the transfer of accounts to the new Mereweather Tower branch. A July 1954 letter (with an apparent misprint of a huge figure) and a 1961 statement showing Rs. 820,960 continue the record. Finally, an August 1959 letter from the Accountant General of Azad Jammu & Kashmir acknowledges receipt of donation cheques from Miss Jinnah, linking these banking activities to her philanthropic support for Kashmir. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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