Miscellaneous Documents from Miss Fatima Jinnah’s Files

Sub title : Bill for Police Coats, Flood Relief Appeals, Donation Letters, Calendar Promotion, and Flag Sale

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Secondhand police coats | Flood relief | East Bengal | Donation | National Day of Prayers

Date of publication: 1951

Language: English

Page: 61 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29060

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Archives | Fatima Jinnah -- Police uniforms -- Pakistan -- Procurement | Flood relief -- East Bengal -- Donation | Fund raising -- Pakistan | Calendars -- Marketing | Flags -- Sales and promotion

Abstract: Documents from 1951‑1954: a bill for 2,690 secondhand London police coats (Rs. 18,830) despatched to Muzaffarabad; Miss Jinnah’s flood relief appeal for East Bengal; a student’s Rs. 10 donation; a letter suggesting a National Day of Prayers for receding floods; a donation offer of Rs. 15,000 from Agra; Habib & Sons declining a meeting; and promotional letters for Islamic calendars and Pakistan flags.

Description: A January 1951 bill records 2,690 secondhand police coats at Rs. 7 each, despatched to Havalian Station for Muzaffarabad. Miss Jinnah, as Chairman of the Central Flood Relief Committee for East Bengal, issues an appeal for flood victims (page 2). A student from Lyallpur sends Rs. 10 for flood relief (4 September 1954). A well‑wisher praises her efforts and suggests a National Day of Prayers and Thanksgiving as floods recede. A lawyer from Agra offers Rs. 15,000 for relief, asking for guidance. Habib & Sons informs that Mr. Mahomedali Habib cannot attend a committee meeting due to illness. Finally, Ansar Publicity (Dacca) promotes calendars featuring Quaid‑i‑Azam’s words and offers Pakistan flags for Independence Day. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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