Letter to Muhtarama Khatun-i-Pakistan Miss Fatima Jinnah Regarding Hardship of Ismat Jahan Begum

Sub title : Correspondence on Difficulties Faced by Ismat Jahan Begum and Shaikh Sahib

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Ismat Jahan Begum | Government Negligence | Muslim League

Date of publication: 1952

Language: English

Page: 0.5416666666666666

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29193

Keyword: Ismat Jahan Begum -- Correspondence | Fatima Jinnah -- Correspondence | Fatima Jinnah -- Madar-e-Millat -- Ismat Jahan Begum | Jangrol -- Housing -- Government Negligence -- Muslim League | Refugees -- Pakistan -- Karachi | Social conditions -- Pakistan -- Karachi | Prisoners -- Political prisoners -- South Asia

Abstract: A letter from Shikapur Colony, Karachi, to Miss Fatima Jinnah reporting the difficult living conditions of Ismat Jahan Begum of Jangrol and her husband, who have been in Karachi for three years without government housing. The writer highlights that the ruler suffered imprisonment for refusing to accede to India, rejected offers of rewards, and remained loyal to Pakistan, yet received no support from the government.

Description: A letter from residents of Shikapur Colony to Miss Fatima Jinnah reporting that Ismat Jahan Begum of Jangrol and her husband have been living in Karachi for three years without government housing. The ruler, who suffered imprisonment for refusing to accede to India and remained loyal to Pakistan, has received no support. The writer urges Miss Jinnah to take action with the Pakistan government. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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