Letters and documents sent to Miss Fatima Jinnah, including messages on Quaid-e-Azam's death

Sub title : Correspondence from Janchiyala Krishnanandam, Chania, Sanjib Chaudhuri, G. A. Parwez, and Yahya Bakhtiar

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Quaid-e-Azam | Islamic Constitution | Constitution Commission

Date of publication: 1948

Language: English

Page: 58 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29446

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah -- Death -- Messages -- Correspondence | Fatima Jinnah -- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah -- Death -- Condolences -- Correspondence | Pakistan -- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah -- Death -- Public Reaction -- Correspondence | Pakistan -- National Mourning -- Correspondence | Correspondence -- Fatima Jinnah -- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Abstract: This file contains several documents addressed to Miss Fatima Jinnah. Janchiyala Krishnanandam writes on December 16, 1948, expressing condolences on Quaid-e-Azam's death and reflecting on his legacy. Chania, a Post Master, writes on January 8, 1956, proposing an Islamic Constitution for a United States of Islamic Republics. Sanjib Chaudhuri writes on May 2, 1956, suggesting the reunification of India. G. A. Parwez of the Quranic Research Centre writes on October 31, 1958, urging Miss Jinnah to contact General Ayub Khan to frame a Constitution based on Islamic ideology. Finally, Yahya Bakhtiar provides a detailed reply to a Constitution Commission questionnaire, dated May 30, 1960, answering questions on the failure of parliamentary democracy in Pakistan.

Description: This file comprises several documents. Janchiyala Krishnanandam's letter, dated December 16, 1948, offers condolences on Quaid-e-Azam's death. Chania's letter, dated January 8, 1956, proposes an Islamic Constitution for a United States of Islamic Republics. Sanjib Chaudhuri's letter, dated May 2, 1956, suggests the reunification of India. G. A. Parwez's letter, dated October 31, 1958, urges Miss Jinnah to contact General Ayub Khan for framing a Constitution based on Islamic ideology. Yahya Bakhtiar's document, dated May 30, 1960, is a detailed reply to the Constitution Commission questionnaire, answering questions on the failure of parliamentary democracy in Pakistan, the nature of the Constituent Assembly, and the role of political parties. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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