Miscellaneous Appeals and Petitions Addressed to Miss Fatima Jinnah

Sub title : Refugee Livelihood Applications, Flower Seller’s Grievance, and Cart Union Protest

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Tantibazar Mahila Atma Raksha Samity | Women’s training centre | Cottage industry

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 92 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29043

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Women’s training centre -- Dacca | Famine relief -- Book dedication -- Hajj -- Quaid‑i‑Azam -- Refugee -- Flower seller -- Cart union | Administrative correspondence -- Pakistan -- History

Abstract: A collection of seven letters and appeals from 1947‑1949 addressed to Miss Fatima Jinnah. Includes a detailed appeal from a Dacca women’s organisation running a training centre for destitute women (looms, charkhas, milk distribution, creche, school); a request from a Bombay mission to dedicate a book on Fatima (daughter of the Prophet) to her; a plea from a royal family member for Hajj expenses to perform pilgrimage for the late Quaid‑i‑Azam; and several refugee petitions for livelihood assistance, a flower seller seeking to return to Quaid‑i‑Azam’s mazar, and a cart union protesting road bans and uniform requirements.

Description: A letter from the Grand Muslim Mission, Bombay (27 December, year unspecified) asks permission to dedicate a book on Fatima (the Prophet’s daughter) to Miss Jinnah, requesting her photo and a cheque for Rs. 5,000. Hajj Mir Dost Mohd Khan Ahmadzai (Quetta) requests funds to perform Hajj on behalf of the late Quaid‑i‑Azam. Refugee Mohammad Umar Mistri (Sargodha, 5 October 1949) seeks an allowance and a shop for mechanical work to support nine family members. Abul Husain (Chittagong, 17 October 1949) asks for financial help after exhausting money while waiting for a passport to go to Karbala, Makka and Medina. Mohd Isin, a flower seller at Quaid‑i‑Azam’s mazar (20 October 1949), protests his removal from the site. Finally, the Karachi Garri Wala Union (undated) complains about road bans and uniform requirements for cart drivers. These documents reflect the wide range of humanitarian, religious, and economic appeals reaching Miss Jinnah in the early years of Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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