Correspondence between M.A. Jinnah and Muslim Leaders from North-West Frontier Province

Sub title : Political Organization and Muslim League Activities in N.W.F.P. (1936)

Subject: Legislative Council | Provincial Administration | Political Organization

Date of publication: 1936

Language: English

Page: 7 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27550

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — N.W.F.P. Politics — Muslim League Organization | Legislative Council — Provincial Administration — Political Factions — Muslim Solidarity — Khan Influence — Congress Competition

Abstract: This collection comprises seven pages of correspondence from Muthi Shuda Bakhsh, a pleader and member of the N.W.F.P. Legislative Council, to M.A. Jinnah in 1936. The letters detail the political landscape in the North-West Frontier Province, discussing the formation of Muslim political parties, challenges in organizing a Muslim League Parliamentary board, and the complex dynamics between various political factions including the Congress and local Khan families. The correspondence highlights the efforts to build Muslim solidarity in the region and includes invitations for Jinnah to visit the province to strengthen the Muslim League's presence.

Description: This series of seven letters from Muthi Shuda Bakhsh to Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah offers a detailed view of the political dynamics in the North-West Frontier Province during 1936. The correspondence reveals the challenges of establishing Muslim League influence in a region with strong tribal structures and competing political forces. Bakhsh's letters provide analysis of the provincial legislative landscape, the difficulties in finding capable political organizers, and the complex interplay between traditional Khan leadership and modern political organization. The repeated invitations for Jinnah to visit N.W.F.P. underscore the recognition of his leadership's importance in consolidating Muslim political strength in this strategically important border region. These documents are valuable for understanding the early efforts to build the Muslim League's presence in what would become a crucial province in the Pakistan movement. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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