Correspondence from Khan Rabb Nawaz Khan to Muslim League Leadership

Sub title : Reporting Political Suppression in Punjab and Personal Appeal for Assistance

Subject: All India Muslim League | Political Suppression | Punjab Politics | Pakistan Movement

Date of publication: 1942

Language: English

Page: 5 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27661

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Muslim League -- Khan Rabb Nawaz Khan -- Punjab | Political Ban -- Pakistan Conference -- Phillaur | Financial Appeal -- Party Worker -- Sikandar Hayat Khan

Abstract: A collection of letters from Khan Rabb Nawaz Khan, a Muslim League advocate and organizer. The first document, from 1942, reports the banning of a Muslim League conference in Phillaur by the District Magistrate of Jullundur, who prohibited any discussion of Pakistan or the two-nation theory. This demonstrates the political suppression faced by the League in Punjab. The subsequent letters, from 1945, form a personal appeal from Khan Rabb Nawaz Khan to the Muslim League leadership (likely M.A. Jinnah or Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan). He details his long-standing service to the League since 1937, his current dire financial situation due to a prolonged illness (typhoid), and his inability to support his large family. He explicitly requests a financial grant of one thousand rupees to recover and stabilize his situation.

Description: This collection highlights two critical and often interconnected aspects of the Pakistan Movement: the external challenge of state suppression and the internal plight of the grassroots workers who formed the backbone of the struggle. The 1942 letter is a stark example of the administrative hurdles the League faced in promoting its core ideology. The later, deeply personal correspondence reveals the human cost of political dedication. Khan Rabb Nawaz Khan's appeal for financial help, citing his years of organizational work and current destitution, sheds light on the socio-economic realities for many mid-level party workers and their dependence on the central leadership for support during crises. These documents are poignant records of both political resistance and personal sacrifice within the context of the freedom movement. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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