Correspondence and Reports on N.W.F.P. to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Muslim League Organization, the 1946 Civil Disobedience Movement, and Conflict with the Khan Sahib Ministry

Subject: All-India Muslim League | North-West Frontier Province (N.W.F.P.) Politics

Date of publication: 1937

Language: English

Page: 23 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27709

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- N.W.F.P. -- Muslim League | Dr. Khan Sahib -- Civil Disobedience -- Direct Action Day -- Frontier Crimes Regulation -- Peshawar | A.R. Khattak -- Political Prisoners -- Viceroy

Abstract: A collection of letters, telegrams, and reports primarily from A.R. Khattak and other Muslim League figures in the N.W.F.P. to M.A. Jinnah, spanning from 1937 to 1947. The early documents discuss organizing the Muslim League in the province against Congress influence. The later correspondence, particularly from 1946, provides a detailed firsthand account of the mass civil disobedience movement launched against the Congress ministry of Dr. Khan Sahib. It describes severe political repression, the use of the Frontier Crimes Regulation, mass arrests, and the League's justification for its peaceful protest. A key document is a lengthy report, likely intended for Jinnah, analyzing the political and legal situation and appealing for the ministry's resignation after a decisive by-election victory.

Description: This collection offers a crucial window into the intense political struggle in the North-West Frontier Province, a key battleground between the Muslim League and the Indian National Congress in the final decade before Partition. The documents trace the evolution of the League's presence in the province from its nascent stages to a powerful mass movement. The detailed reports from 1946-47 are particularly significant, providing the Muslim League's perspective on the "Pathan Revolt," justifying the civil disobedience movement as a peaceful response to state oppression and a legitimate demand for a democratic mandate. This collection is vital for understanding the regional dynamics that fueled the All-India Muslim League's claim to be the sole representative of Indian Muslims. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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