Letter from Abu Zeerak Ghulam Nabi Ansari to Miss Fatima Jinnah Urging her to Support President Ayub Khan

Sub title : Correspondence on Patriotism, Unity Between Ayub Khan and Azam Khan

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | President Ayub Khan | General Azam Khan | Presidential Election 1965

Date of publication: 1964

Language: English

Page: 6 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29177

Keyword: Jinnah, Fatima, 1893–1967 -- Correspondence | Ansari, Abu Zeerak Ghulam Nabi -- Correspondence | Fatima Jinnah -- Madar-e-Millat -- President Ayub Khan -- General Azam Khan -- Presidential Election | Ayub Khan, Muhammad, 1907–1974 -- Political support | Azam Khan, Nawab of Kalabagh, 1918–1967 -- Political relations

Abstract: A letter from Abu Zeerak Ghulam Nabi Ansari to Miss Fatima Jinnah dated December 16, 1964, urging her to support President Ayub Khan and withdraw from the presidential election. The writer appeals to her as Mother of the Nation, arguing that she should embrace her son Ayub Khan rather than compete against him, and calls for reconciliation between Ayub Khan and General Azam Khan for the welfare and progress of Pakistan.

Description: A letter from Abu Zeerak Ghulam Nabi Ansari to Miss Fatima Jinnah appealing to her as Mother of the Nation to support President Ayub Khan and withdraw from the presidential election. The writer argues that the country needs unity and reconciliation between Ayub Khan and General Azam Khan, warns against the destructive trend of the current circumstances, and urges her to prove herself a patriot by supporting her son rather than competing against him. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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