Correspondence of M.A. Jinnah: Letters from a Karnal Muslim League Worker

Sub title : Provincial Politics, Personal Appeals, and the Path to Pakistan

Subject: Pakistan Movement -- Personal narratives | Provincial politics -- Punjab

Date of publication: 1941

Language: English

Page: 6 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27670

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Wilayat Ali Khan -- Muslim League Punjab -- Karnal District | Pakistan Movement -- Provincial Politics -- Bengal Ministry | Khizr Hayat Tiwana -- Personal Appeal -- Employment -- 1947 -- Democratic State

Abstract: This collection of letters from Wilayat Ali Khan of Karnal to M.A. Jinnah spans a critical period from 1941 to 1947. It begins with logistical planning for the Punjab Provincial Muslim League session and a request for a message to a District Conference. The correspondence evolves to discuss high-level political developments, including the resignation of a Bengal Premier, seen as a victory for Jinnah's leadership, and the desire for a stable Muslim League ministry in Punjab. The final, poignant letters written on the eve of Pakistan's creation contain heartfelt congratulations to the "Quaid-i-Azam" and a personal appeal for guidance and employment, reflecting the hopes and individual struggles within the broader political movement.

Description: This file contains personal and political correspondence from Wilayat Ali Khan, a Muslim League worker from Karnal, to M.A. Jinnah between 1941 and 1947. The early letters deal with the grassroots organizing of the Muslim League in Punjab, including conference planning and funding. Later letters reveal a supporter closely following national politics, interpreting the fall of the Bengal ministry as a direct success of Jinnah's strategy. The most significant documents are from 1947; one celebrates the successful creation of Pakistan and expresses a hope for it to be a progressive, democratic state that protects its minorities, while the subsequent letter is a deeply personal plea for Jinnah's help in finding a livelihood, illustrating the immense personal faith placed in him and the human dimension of the political struggle. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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