Letter from Ch. Nasrullah Khan to Miss Fatima Jinnah

Sub title : Proposal for Pakistan Anti‑Redcliffe Award League and a Conference of Leading Personalities

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Nasrullah Khan | Radcliffe Award | Pakistan Anti‑Redcliffe Award League

Date of publication: 1954

Language: English

Page: 0.583333333333333

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29112

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Radcliffe Award -- Anti‑Redcliffe Award League -- Nasrullah Khan -- Kashmir -- Hyderabad | Fatima Jinnah -- Correspondence | Chaudhry Nasrullah Khan -- Correspondence | Pakistan -- Politics and government -- History | Political proposals -- Pakistan | Conferences -- Pakistan -- Political aspects

Abstract: A letter from Ch. Nasrullah Khan, Advocate, Lyallpur, to Miss Fatima Jinnah, reminding her that he twice invited Quaid‑i‑Azam to conferences (1941 and 1943). He expresses grave concern over Pakistan’s deteriorating position, citing losses of Hyderabad, Kathiawar, Kashmir, and Canal Waters under the current leadership. He argues that the Redcliffe Award is the root cause of Pakistan’s problems and proposes forming a “Pakistan Anti‑Redcliffe Award League” to demand more territory from India and exchange of population. He requests her guidance and leadership in this effort.

Description: The letter describes the painful state of affairs, including the plight of 50 million Indian Muslims facing conversion or migration, and the disturbing situation in East Bengal. Nasrullah Khan asserts that the Redcliffe Award must be repudiated and that Pakistan should claim East Punjab with Delhi, Kathiawar States, West Bengal, Assam, and the independence of Hyderabad. He has formed a Committee and is inviting a conference of leading personalities to find solutions to Kashmir, Canal Waters, and other national problems, and asks Miss Jinnah to give them the lead at this critical hour. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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