Appeals and Job Applications to M.A. Jinnah on the Eve of Pakistan's Creation

Sub title : Personal Appeals, Employment Requests, and Administrative Concerns, 1947

Subject: Creation of Pakistan | Job Applications to M.A. Jinnah | Civil Service | Nation-Building

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 76 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27485

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Muhammad Ali Jinnah — Quaid-e-Azam — Job Applications — Pakistan 1947 | Nation-Building — Civil Service | Muslim Identity — Women Police Force — Refugee | Government Transition — Administrative Chaos

Abstract: This collection from the immediate pre- and post-partition period of 1947 features a wide array of letters and applications sent directly to M.A. Jinnah. It includes passionate appeals for employment from individuals of diverse backgrounds—such as a female applicant for the Women's Police Force, a former Congress supporter seeking redemption, and a Captain offering his services. The file also contains an anonymous letter from a worried government employee highlighting the precarious situation of Muslim staff who opted for Pakistan.

Description: This file is a poignant primary source archive that delves into the human tide of appeals that surged towards M.A. Jinnah as Pakistan became a reality. The documents reveal not just the logistical challenge of staffing a new country, but also the profound personal crises of identity, loyalty, and survival faced by individuals. From a letter in Urdu/Arabic script to detailed applications from technical staff and an anonymous plea from a beleaguered bureaucrat, the collection shows Jinnah as the central figure to whom everyone—from the highly qualified to the utterly desperate—turned for solutions. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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