M.A. Jinnah's Correspondence with Mahomed Hashim Gazder on Sind Muslim League Affairs (1936-1946)

Sub title : From Provincial Organization to the Dawn of Pakistan

Subject: Sind Provincial Politics | Muslim League Organization | Hindu-Muslim Relations

Date of publication: 1936

Language: English

Page: 40 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27578

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah | Mahomed Hashim Gazder — Sind Muslim League — Pakistan Resolution | Constituent Assembly — Provincial Ministry — Hindu-Muslim Pact | Haj Pilgrimage — Muslim National Guard — League Organization — Karachi Politics.

Abstract: This extensive collection of letters and telegrams from Mahomed Hashim Gazder (an M.L.C. and Mayor of Karachi) to M.A. Jinnah chronicles a decade of Muslim League politics in Sind. The correspondence begins in 1936 with requests for organizational guidance and election materials, evolves through detailed reports on the challenges of combating Congress influence and managing unstable coalition ministries in the 1930s-40s, and culminates in 1946 with matters pertaining to the Constituent Assembly and the final push for Pakistan. It provides a granular view of the practical difficulties of building the League in a key province, the persistent problem of securing loyal workers and funds, and the critical, day-to-day role Jinnah played as the central figure managing these myriad issues from Delhi and Bombay.

Description: This comprehensive collection offers an unparalleled, on-the-ground perspective of the Pakistan Movement as it unfolded in the critical province of Sind. Through the detailed and often frustrated correspondence of a dedicated local leader, Mahomed Hashim Gazder, we see M.A. Jinnah's leadership tested by the realities of provincial factionalism, the lure of office that broke party discipline, and the constant financial and organizational struggles. The documents cover a remarkable range: from initial pleas for a simple party program in 1936 to a triumphant resolution endorsing the goal of Pakistan in 1946. They include sensitive reports on "unholy pacts" with Hindus, logistical crises during the Haj pilgrimage, internal party defections, and finally, the management of League nominees for the Constituent Assembly. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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