Petitions, Complaints, and Administrative Appeals from Citizens of Pakistan

Sub title : Letters Addressed to Fatima Jinnah, Governors General, Prime Ministers, and Other Authorities

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Petitions and Grievances | Police Misconduct and False Cases | Gunpowder Factory License Cancellation

Date of publication: 1946

Language: Urdu / English

Page: 112 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29120

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Madar-e-Millat -- Petitions -- Governor General | Prime Minister -- Police Misconduct -- False Cases -- Gunpowder Factory | Fatima Jinnah -- Correspondence -- Petitions | Administrative agencies -- Pakistan -- Appeals and petitions | Governors-General -- Pakistan -- Correspondence

Abstract: This collection includes petitions from citizens across Pakistan addressing grievances such as police harassment and false cases, cancellation of gunpowder factory licenses, a widow's appeal for her son's prison transfer and remission, land disputes, and complaints against administrative injustice. Several letters are directly addressed to or copied to Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, seeking her intervention. The documents reflect public trust in national leaders and the culture of petitioning high authorities for justice.

Description: The documents include complaints against police and excise officials for false cases and illegal searches, a request for gunpowder factory license reinstatement after cancellation, a widow's detailed appeal for her son's transfer and remission from life imprisonment, and other administrative grievances. Fatima Jinnah appears as a repeated recipient and copy recipient, indicating her role as a trusted figure for public appeals. These records capture the social, legal, and administrative challenges of early Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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