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Progressive Movements in Pakistan Collection

Period 1917-2000
Total size 3.82 m.
Consultation Not restricted

History

Progressive movements, which emerged during the colonial rule of the former British India, split after the Partition in 1947 according to the division into India and Pakistan; together with these progressive movements nationalist forces in Balochistan and other provinces of the new state grew also stronger; in West Pakistan these movements rallied to the National Party in 1956; one of its constituent organizations was the Sindh Awami Mahaz of Ghulam M. Sayed; a merger with organizations from East Pakistan led to the formation of the National Awami Party (NAP) in 1957; constituting itself as the progressive alternative to the ruling Muslim League the NAP aimed at reforms and at a break of the alliance with the United States; in common with other political parties the NAP was banned after the coup d'état of Ayub Khan in 1958; in the 1960s the party revived and after the elections of 1970 the NAP participated in some provincial governments; in 1975 the NAP was again banned by the Bhutto government.

Content

Documents, including photocopies and printed material relating to progressive movements in Pakistan collected by Ahmad Saleem of the Gohar Research Institute of Pakistan (GRIP) in Lahore. Documents relating to the NAP, consisting of proceedings of meetings, resolutions, some correspondence, circulars, press releases, reports and other documents (1952-) 1964-1968, 1970-1986; documents relating to the Communist Party of Pakistan (CCP) (1944-) 1976-1986, the Pakistan National Party (PNP) 1972-1986 and other political parties (1947-) 1969-1997; documents relating to trade unions, student and peasant organizations 1939-1940, 1966-1987, 1992; documents relating to nationalist movements in Balochistan, the North West Frontier Province and Sindh (1940-) 1966-1995; documents concerning colonial rule 1918, 1928-1947, Hindu-Muslim relations in Sindh 1947 and other subjects; photocopies of some files of conspiracy cases against communists 1922, 1924, 1927; some personal papers of Muhammad Kaswar Gardezi 1967-1973, Hyder Baksh Jatoi 1950-1958 (-1969), Ajmal Khattak 1973-1989 and others.

Newsletters, leaflets, copies of periodicals and some other documents relating to progressive parties, trade unions and to students', writers' and peasants' organizations 1983, 1986-1994 and 1999, n.d.; some documents relating to nationalist (regional) movements in Balochistan and the North West Frontier Province 1972, 1992 and n.d.; proceedings of the Rawalpindi conspiracy case 1951-1955; documents on the Bangladesh war of independence 1969-1971; texts of folk songs and stories, narrated by the women of muslim sweepers in the villages of the Punjab and transcribed by Ahmad Saleem; documents on other subjects 1917 and n.d.; some personal papers of Masood Khaddar Posh 1947-1951, 1958, 1960, 1972 and n.d. and of the poetess Sara Shagufta 1974-[1980].

A series of chronological notes on the political history of Pakistan by Ahmad Saleem 1947-1969, 1971-1977; a series of documents relating to political parties and politicians collected by Ahmad Saleem, including his supplementary notes 1947-1969, 1971-1977; congress papers, manifesto's, leaflets, newsletters, copies of periodicals and other documents relating to the Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) 1975, 1981-1988, 1999-2000, the East Pakistan Awami League 1966, 1969, the Kalat State National Party 1947, the Labour Party Pakistan 1998-2000, the Mazdoor Kisan Party (MKP) 1972-1975, the Communist Mazdoor Kisan Party (originated from a merger with the CPP) 1998-2000, the National Awami Party 1966-1970, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), 1970-1974, 1987-1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, the Pakistan Socialist Party 1988-1999, the Young Peoples Front 1970-1973 and other political organizations; documents relating to trade unions, the student movement and the peasant movement; booklets, pamphlets and other printed material, including the secret `Punjab political Who's who' 1921 and a series of government intelligence reports on the 1947 massacres of Muslims (published in 1948); personal documents consisting of manuscripts of poems by Sara Shagufta, a manuscript by Iqbal Leghari on the history of the socialist movement in Pakistan, an autobiographical account by Fazal Ilahi Qurbun, some documents of Hyder Baksh Jatoi 1968-1969, documents of S.M. Jaffar, director of Archives of the North-West Frontier Province 1931, 1935-1974 and director of the Peshawar Museum, consisting of correspondence with historians, librarians and others 1964-1973; completed questionnaires and other documents.

Processing information

List made by Ahmed Salim, Tiny de Boer, Jaap Haag and Bouwe Hijma in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2007

INTRODUCTION

Historical backgrounds

Progressive movements, which emerged during the colonial rule of the former British India, split after the Partition in 1947 according to the division into India and Pakistan.
After the creation of Pakistan in 1947 the progressive and nationalist forces in Balochistan intensified their efforts to link up with forces in other provinces which sought progressive social change and an equitable federal system which would respect the autonomy of the provinces and historical rights of the nationalities inhabiting the territory of the new state. As a result of these efforts the National Party came into existence in West Pakistan in 1956-1957. It included the remnants of the Kalat National Party, the Asthman Gal of Prince Agha Abdul Karim and the Wrore Pukhtoon of Abdus Samad Achakzai from Balochistan, the Khudai Khidmatgar (Red Shirt) Movement of Abdul Ghafar Khan in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), the Sindh Awami Mahaz of G.M. Sayed and the Sindh Hari Committee of Haider Bux Jatoi in Sindh and the Azad Pakistan Party of Mian Iftikharuddin, based primarily in the Punjab. A few months later the Bhashani faction of the Awami League and Ganatantri Dal of Mahmud Ali and Sardar Fazlul Karim from East Pakistan (present Bangladesh) merged with the National Party to form the National Awami Party (NAP) in 1957.
The NAP became the only all Pakistan and the sole progressive alternative to the corrupt and reactionary Muslim League which had ruled the country for most part since the Independence. The NAP, which was opposed to Pakistan's alliance with the United States and wanted progressive reforms, was expected to perform well in the country's first general elections scheduled for early 1959. But these elections were prevented by Ayub Khan's coup d'état in 1958 and all political parties were banned. When Ayub allowed political parties again in 1962, the NAP was revived with all of its old components except the G.M. Sayed group and Ganatantri Dal. At the end of 1967 the NAP split between Bhashani and Wali Khan factions, while the peasant wing of the party in the NWFP, led by Afzal Bangash, formed a separate Mazdoor Kisan Party (MKP). Bizenjo, Khair Bux Mari, Attaulah Mengal and the rest of the Balochistan party went with Wali Khan. In the 1970 general elections the NAP (Wali) emerged with the largest number of seats in the NWFP and Balochistan assemblies. With the separation of East Pakistan the Bhashani faction of the NAP ceased to exist in the truncated Pakistan and the Wali faction alone came to be known as NAP. It formed provincial governments in two of the four provinces, in coalition with the Jamiat-ul-Ulema-i-Islam of Mufti Mahmood. Bizenjo became the Governor and Mengal the Chief Minister of Balochistan. This Ministry was, however, dismissed arbitrarily by the people's party-led central government, and the NWFP government resigned in protest in 1973.
In 1975 the Bhutto government banned the NAP, arrested its leaders and subjected them to a sedition trial in a special tribunal.

The collection and its arrangement

The collection Progressive Movements in Pakistan was received by the IISH in 1997 and 1998. The collection, which will be supplemented in the near future, has been created by Ahmad Saleem of the Gohar Research Institute of Pakistan (GRIP) in Lahore. It consists of a great many documents, photocopies as well as originals, in Urdu, Sindhi and English of political parties, workers' unions and movements of peasants, students and (regional) nationalists. Furthermore some personal papers of various persons are included. However, because of their quantity and the accruals to be expected, the papers of G.M. Sayed have been described separately. The arrangement and description of the documents, which has been started by Ahmad Saleem in 1998, was completed in 1999. A video tape has been transferred to the audiovisual section of the IIHS.

PRELIMINARY LIST

Political parties

Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP)

1: Congress and Communists by P.C. Joshi. Pamphlet. 1944. With A New Chapter in Divide and Rule by R. Palme Dutt. Pamphlet. 1946. 1 cover.
NB. Communist Party of British India.

2: Report on the position of the Communist Party in Pakistan. Typescript. c. 1952. 1 cover.

3: The Documents of the 2nd Congress of C.P. Pakistan. Pamphlet. 1976. 1 volume.

4: Mr. Bhutto's Thesis on the Third World by `Political Commentator'. Pamphlet. 1976. 1 volume.

5: Circulars of the CPP. 1978. 1 cover.

6: Copies of Surkh Parcham (Red Flag) and Comrade, periodicals of the CPP. 1978, 1981. 1 cover.

7: Pakistan Mein Fauji Raj Awam Ki Zindgi Azab. Statement of comrade Jam Saqi in the Military Court of Pakistan. Pamphlet. Issued by the Communist Party Publications. 1980s. 1 volume.
NB. Published in India.

8: Circular of the CPP on the political situation and related talks. 1986. 1 piece.

Pakistan National Awami Party

Meetings

9: Resolutions of the National Council of the NAP. 1965. 1 cover.

10: Report submitted by the General Secretary at a meeting of the National Council of the NAP. Stencilled. 1965. 1 piece.

11: Proceedings of meetings of the Central Working Committee. 1965-1967. 1 cover.

12: Resolutions, adopted at meetings of the Central Working Committee. 1965-1967, 1973-1974, 1983. 1 cover.

13: Agenda of a meeting of the Executive Committee. 1967. 1 piece.

Correspondence

14: Correspondence by the General Secretariat of the NAP and/or by NAP leaders. 1952, 1955, 1965-1968, 1971-1974, 1977, 1985 and n.d. 1 cover.

15: Correspondence by Muhammad Kaswar Gardezi, General Secretary and President of the NAP Punjab and President of the NAP. 1964-1965, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1986 and n.d. 1 cover.
NB. See alsno inv.no. 72

16: Circulars of the NAP. 1964-1967, 1972, 1974. 1 cover.

Constitution

17: Constitution of the NAP. N.d. 1 piece.

Party elections

18: Electoral statutes. N.d. 1 cover.

19: Documents relating to party elections. 1967. 1 cover.

Members

20: List of members of the Central Council of the NAP. 1975-1976. 1 volume.

21: List of names and addresses of the members of the Central Working Committee of the NAP and members of assemblies. N.d. 1 piece.

22: Lists of names and addresses of the national council members of the NAP NWFP and of the Working Committee members Sarhad NAP. N.d. 1 cover.

23: List of names and addresses of the members of the provincial and national assemblies and senators. N.d. 1 piece.

24: List of names and addresses of office holders and executive members of the NAP (Punjab). N.d. 1 piece.

25: List of names and addresses of office bearers in the NAP districts. N.d. 1 piece.

26: Lists of councillors of the NAP (Punjab) in Lahore City and various districts. N.d. 1 cover.

Provincial branches

27: Letter from G.M. Sayed to Moulana Bhashani regarding the relationship with the Awami League and the position of the NAP in East- and West Pakistan. With a telegram to Moulana Bhashani. 1958 and n.d. 1 cover.

28: Two yearly report of the NAP Punjab Provincial Branch. 1965. 1 piece.

29: Resolutions by the NAP Punjab Provincial Branch. 1966-1967. 1 cover.

30: Address by Bhashani, president of the East Pakistan NAP. 1967. 1 piece.

31: Resolution by the NAP Karachi branch. 1971. 1 piece.

32: Resolutions by the NAP Balochistan Provincial Branch. 1973. 1 cover.

33: Address to the president of the NAP by the Balochistan provincial branch at the meeting in honour of the president. 1973. 1 piece.

Districts

34: Correspondence with the Rahimyar Khan district. 1965-1967, 1972. 1 cover.

35: Correspondence with the Jhang district. 1967, 1972 and n.d. 1 cover.

36: Correspondence with the Mianwali district. 1967-1968, 1971-1972. 1 cover.

37: Correspondence with the Sialkot district. 1967, 1973. 1 cover.

38: Questionnaire on the support of various political movements in the districts. N.d. 1 piece.

Policy and party strife

39: Text of a speech by NAP general secretary Ishaq Muhammad of the Mazdoor-Kisan group. 1968. 1 piece.

40: Resolutions by the NAP Bashani group. 1971. 1 cover.

Election campaigns

41: Documents relating to the 1964-1965 election campaign. 1964-1965. 1 cover.

42: Election petitions. 1972. 1 cover.

Publicity

43: Press releases. 1965, 1967, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1986 and n.d. 1 cover.

44: Press statements. 1967, 1971, 1986. 1 cover.

45: Documents relating to press conferences. 1970, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1985. 1 cover.

Lawsuits against members

46: Written statement of Abdul Wali Khan, President of the NAP, detained in Sihala Camp Jail of Rawalpindi, filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 13 th. June, 1975. 1 piece.

47: Written statement on behalf of Jam Saqi, Joint Secretary of the NAP and member of the Central Working Committee of the underground CCP in the case against Abdul Wali Khan, former President of the NAP. 1975. 1 piece.

48: Charge sheet relating to several civilians [NAP members] accused of publishing or possessing `objectionable' pamphlets and publications, including summaries by witnesses. 1981. 1 piece.

Miscellaneous

49: Tour programme of Madar-e-Millat Mohtrama Miss Fatimah Jinnah. 1964. 1 piece.

50: Stencilled report by the NAP on the social, economic and political situation in Pakistan. 1965. 1 piece.

51: `Bold Confessions'. Typescript on British rule and the people of India. N.d. 1 cover.

52: Notes on the consequences of the separation of Karachi from Sindh with the establishment of Pakistan. N.d. 1 cover.

53: `Privilege Motion by Mahmud Ali Kasuri, M.N.A.'. Typescript. N.d. 1 cover.

54: Article on Akbar Bugti and Balochistan. Typescript. N.d. 1 cover.

55: Leaflet of the NAP. N.d. 1 piece.

56: Other documents. 1985 and n.d. 1 cover.

Documentation

57: Clippings from the NAP party periodicals. 1965. 1 cover.

58: Printed letters and speeches regarding the lifting of Martial Law by the Bhutto administration. 1972. 1 cover.

59: `Situation Obtaining Today'. Article about the PPP government, written by a study group of the Sindh NAP. Stencilled. 18-1- 1973. 1 piece.

60: Copies of articles, published in Democratic Pakistan on suppression by the Bhutto administration. 1974-1975 and n.d. 1 cover.

61: Copies of Democratic Pakistan. 1974-1975. 1 cover.

62: Miscellaneous clippings. 1982-1983 and n.d. 1 cover.

63: Printed articles by Ajmal Khattak, former General Secretary. Published in Democratic Pakistan. N.d. 1 cover.

64: Draft Constitution Protects not only Martial Law Dictators but also their Misdeeds: A Remedy Suggested. Pamphlet. Issued by Jabri Retired Employees Association. N.d. 1 piece.

65: Could Mairaj Mohd Khan Be Made to Die as Prisoner. A Report on His State of Health. Pamphlet. Issued by Mairaj's Release Committee (Sindh). N.d. 1 piece.

66: Pamphlet on the Supreme Court Verdict concerning the NAP involvement in the insurrection in Balochistan. N.d. 1 piece.

Pakistan National Party (PNP)

67: Documents concerning Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo, President of the PNP. 1972-1973, 1975, 1984-1985 and n.d. 1 cover.

68: Correspondence. 1979-1981. 1 folder.

69: PNP press releases. 1979, 1986. 1 folder.

70: Resolution on the political situation, adopted by the meeting of the Central Working Committee of the PNP, held at Lahore on 24-25th March 1983. 2 copies. 1 cover.

71: Pakistan National Party (PNP). Pamphlet. 1984. 1 piece.

72: Report of a meeting of the PNP Executive Committee on the Movement for Restoration of Democracy (MRD). N.d. Overleaf concept letter from Muhammad Kaswar Gardezi to the Chief Engineer of WAPDA - Multan. 1986. With a clipping. 1979. 1 folder.

73: PNP Punjab Newsletter. 1986. 1 volume.

74: Proposals of the PNP regarding the status of the federating units, the quantum of their autonomy and the safeguards/guarantees thereof, presented to the Central Action Committee of the MRD at its meeting in Karachi on 29th March 1986. 1 cover.

75: Agenda of the party meeting for the election of a national council. 1986. 1 piece.

76: Negotiations between Mis Gul Khan Naseer and Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo. N.d. 1 piece.

77: Draft agreement between the PNP and the Pakistan Musawaat Party. N.d. 1 folder.

78: Manifesto and constitution. N.d. 1 folder.

79: Press statement by Muhammad Kaswar Gardezi. N.d. 1 cover.

80: Join Pakistan National Party. Leaflet issued by the PNP. N.d. 1 piece.

81: PNP (Lahore) Punjab leaflet. N.d. 1 piece.

Other political parties

82: Zakhmi Punjab Ki Faryad (Cry of Wounded Punjab) by the secretary of the Punjab Communist Party. Lahore. Pamphlet. 1947. 1 piece.

83: Documents relating to the All Pakistan Peoples' Party. 1948. 1 cover.

84: Draft manifesto, -report, -programme and -constitution of the Peoples National Party of Pakistan. 1953. 1 volume.

85: Documents relating to the East Pakistan Committee of the National Democratic Front. 1960s. 1 cover.

86: Documents from Qazi Faiz Muhammad, Vice-President of the All Pakistan Awami League regarding the visit of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, including some other documents. 1969 and n.d. 1 folder.

87: Documents relating to the Pakistan Peoples Party. 1971-1972, 1990, 1993. 1 folder.

88: Documents relating to the Political Workers Rabita Committee, Lahore. 1972. 1 folder.

89: Budget: Prices & People by Sardar Shaukat Ali. Pamphlet. Issued by the Pakistan Workers Party. 1973. 1 volume.

90: Documents relating to the Union of Socialist Republics of Indus Land. 1970s. 1 cover.

91: Typescript of an essay on the problems of left unity. 1980s. 1 cover.
NB. Various progressive parties/persons of Pakistan.

92: Documents relating to the Movement for Restoration of Democracy (MRD). 1983-1986, 1988 and n.d. 1 folder.

93: Documents relating to the Communist Mazdoor Kisan Party. 1984 and n.d. 1 folder.

94: Documents relating to the Sindhi Baloch Pushtoon Front. 1985 and n.d. 1 cover.

95: Documents relating to the Pakistan Socialist Party. 1986 and n.d. 1 folder.

96: Letter from the National Peoples Party to Saeed Gulam Murteza Shah. 20 May 1988. 1 piece.

97: Letter from Altaaf Hussain (MQM) to M. Saeed. 8 April 1988. 1 piece.

98: Documents relating to the Qaumi Inqilabi Party. 1989 and n.d. 1 folder.

99: Founding Manifesto Part-3 on Information Technology of the Millat Party. 1989. 1 cover.

100: Documents relating to the Pashtoon Khawa Qaumi Party of Pakistan. c. 1989-1990. 1 folder.

101: `Mayday' leaflets of different organizations. 1990, 1997 and n.d. 1 cover.

Trade unions and other workers' organizations

102: Special issue on Karl Marx and his contributions for workers of the monthly Wiplo alias Baghi. 1940. 1 folder.

103: Documents relating to the Pakistan Workers' Federation. 1966, 1972. 1 folder.

104: Minute book of the Pakistan Times Press Workers Union. 1969-1973. 1 cover.

105: Report of a press conference by the Joint Labour Federation, the Pakistan Workers' Federation, the Pakistan Labour Organization, the United Workers' Federation and the Balochistan Labour Federation (Lahore). 1985. 1 piece.

106: Circulars of the Balochistan Labour Federation. 1985-1987. 1 folder.

107: Proceedings of the golden jubilee celebration of the Progressive Writers Association (Karachi). 1986. 1 folder.

108: Convention of Intellectuals and Writers, held at Lahore. 1992. 1 folder.

Student movements

109: Leaflet of the Pakistan Federal Union of Students. 1978. 1 piece.

110: Copies of Chingari, periodical of the Democratic Students Federation. 1981-1982 and n.d. 1 cover.

111: Jaddo-Jihad, periodical of the United Students Movement (Karachi). 1984. 1 copy.

112: Pashtoon Qaumi Tehreek mein PSF ka kardar (The Role of the Pashtun Students Federation in the Pashtun Nationalist Movement). Pamphlet. Issued by the Pashtun Students Federation. 1986. 1 volume.

Peasant movements

113: Surkh Posh Kisan (Red Shirt Peasant) by Ram Saran Nigina. A first hand account about the 1939 peasant movement in Pashtun area of Ghalla Dher. Published in 1939. 1 volume.

114: Press release by the Punjab Bahawalpur Kisan Committee. 1967. 1 piece.

115: Documents concerning Ghulam Muhammed Leghari, general secretary of the Sindh Hari Committee. 1967 and n.d. 1 folder.

116: `Communism and the Peasant Movement in Punjab Province' by Robert W. Gandre, Department of Political Science, Columbia University, New York City. Typescript of the essay. 1977. 1 cover.

117: Documents concerning the Sindh Hari Committee. 1985 and n.d. 1 folder.

118: West Pakistan Convention of Kisan Front. N.d. 1 folder.

Nationalist movements

Balochistan

119: Constitution of Kalat State. 1947. 1 piece.

120: Confidential list of leading personages of the Quetta division. 1959. 1 piece.

121: Sardar Akbar Bugti. 1968. 1 piece.

122: Fariyad-I-Balochistan in the weekly Lail-O-Nihar, Karachi. 1970. 1 piece.

123: Printed articles and other documention on Balochistan. 1973, 1983 and n.d. 1 cover.

124: Printed correspondence with the Secretary General of the United Nations about Balochistan. 1974-1975. 1 cover.

125: Copies of underground bulletins of the Political Wing of the Central Command of the Popular Front of Armed Resistence and exploitation in Balochistan (PFAR). 1974-1975. 1 cover.

126: Statement by Abdal Razzaq on the Balochistan insurgence. 1975. 1 piece.

127: Typescripts of underground articles on Balochistan. 1977 and n.d. 1 cover.

128: Typescript of a (probably underground) report on the various tribes and tribal leaders of Balochistan. 1977. 1 cover.

129: Copies of Jabal, underground periodical of the Balochistan People's Liberation Front (BPLF). 1977. 1 cover.

130: Ataullah Mengal. 1978. 1 piece.

131: Text of the English translation of an interview given by Sardar Ataullah Mengal, former Chief Minister of Balochistan, to the monthly Nada-e-Balochistan. February 1981. 1 piece.

132: Awami Mahaz Bara-I-Musallah, Jaddoyahad (Balochistan). N.d. 1 piece.

133: Baloch Naujwanan-I-Pakistan. N.d. 1 piece.

134: Balochistan (Persian). Issue nos. 3-4, 6-7 regarding the armed struggle in Iranian Balochistan. N.d. 1 cover.

North West Frontier Province (NWFP)

135: One Unit Scheme. 1955. 1 piece.

136: Mahmud Khan Achakzai of the Pashtun Khawa National Awami Party, Quetta. 1979. 1 piece.

137: Documents relating to the Pashtoon Qaumi Tehreek. 1990s. 1 cover.

138: Documents concerning Aziz Ullah, Senior Vice-President of the Pashtoon Khawa Qaumi Party, Quetta (Balochistan). 1991. 1 cover.

139: Pashtun Khawa (In Pashto). Book series no. 3. Pamphlet. N.d. 1 volume.

Sindh

140: Letters from the Gujarati-Marathi Languages Protection Committee in Karachi regarding recognition of local languages. 1940. 1 cover.

141: Save Sindh - Save the Continent (from Feudal Lords, Capitalists and their Communalisms) by Muhammed Ibrahim Joyo, Hon. Secretary of the Sindh Renaissance Association, Karachi. Book. Published in 1947. 1 volume.

142: The Sindh Political Who's Who. Secret publication by the Government of Sindh, intended to give information about prominent politicians in Sindh. 1949. 1 piece.

143: Documents relating to the Sindh Peoples' Front Assembly Party. 1953 and n.d. 1 cover.

144: Resolutions of the Karachi Federal Area Local Peoples Organisation. 1953. 1 cover.

145: Documents relating to the All Parties West Pakistan Convention, held at Karachi. 1955. 1 cover.

146: `Bezam Sofiai Sindh Jo Chohaan'. Announcement of the meeting by Ghulam Murteza. 18-19 November 1966. 1 piece.

147: Memorandum of the writers and poets of Sindh from the Members Action Committee of Writers. 1969. 1 piece.

148: Address of Pirzada Abdus Sattar at the Sindh One Unit Convention, held at Hyderabad. 1969. 1 piece.

149: Documents relating to the Jiye Sindh Front Mahaz (Sindh United Front). 1970-1972 and n.d. 1 cover.

150: `Save Sindh Save Pakistan' by Sayed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, President of the Servants of Sindh Society. Typescript of the essay. 1980s. 1 cover.

151: Printed articles regarding Sindh. 1983-1984. 1 cover.

152: Statement by Mumtaz Ali Bhutto. 1984. 1 piece.

153: Intelligence report on the role of G.M. Sayed in Sindh politics. Typescript. 1988. 1 cover.

154: Documents relating to the Working Committee of Jeay Sindh Tahreek. 1988 and n.d. 1 cover.

155: Letter from Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, chairman of Sindh National Front to Sain G.M. Sayed. 1990. 1 piece.

156: Resolutions of the World Sindhi Congress International Conference `Save Sindh'. 1990. 1 cover.

157: Documents concerning the Sindhi Qoumi Saath, Hyderabad, Sindh. 1990-1991. 1 cover.

158: Documents concerning the international conference `Sindh & Sindhis at the Crossroads' organized by the World Sindhi Congress, held at London. 7-8 October 1995. 1 cover.

159: Joint statement for the rights of Sindhi language. N.d. 1 piece.

160: Jiey Sindh. Sindh jey Siyasi massalan jey samjhan laie. In Sindhi. Pamphlet. N.d. 1 volume.

161: `Sindhi or English. Native language or foreign language? Sindhi University. In which language should children be taught'. Leaflet from the Sindhi University. Copies in Urdu and Sindhi. N.d. 1 cover.

Other movements

162: Constitution of the Pakistan Youth Movement. 1956. 1 piece.

163: Statement of the Joint Action Committee on the 15th Constitutional Amendment Bill. 1998. 2 copies. 1 cover.

Subjects

Censorship

164: Extracts from articles from newspapers and excerpts from pamphlets, etc. on which action was taken by the Punjab Government under the provisions of the Indian Press (Emergency Powers) Act of 1931. 1 cover.

165-166: Documents concerning censorship on radio and television. 1971-1972, 1977, 1979. 2 covers.

Colonial rule

167: Some Features of Bureaucratic Administration in Sindh. Pamphlet. Published by the Sindh Publishing House, Hyderabad. 1918. 1 piece.

168: Ploughing in Sindh. A brief account of the activities of the Dais Improvement Scheme during 1927 by R. Piggott, Hon. Sec. of the Dais Improvement Scheme. Pamphlet. 1928. 1 piece.

169: Address by representatives of the districts of Balochistan to Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Earl of Willingdon, Viceroy and Governor-General of India. 1932. 1 piece.

170: Documents of the Punjab government on the release of communists. 1943. 1 cover.

171: Abstracts of the Intelligence from the North-West Frontier Province Police. 1944-1947. 1 folder.

Hindu-Muslim relations

172: Documents relating to Hindu-Muslim relations in Sindh before 1947. 1 folder.

Historical research

173: `The Cities and Settlements in Sindh, Their Rise and Decline with Changes in the Indus River System' by M.H. Panhwar. Typescript of the essay. 1990s. 1 cover.

Human rights

174: `Violations of human rights in Pakistan' by Amnesty International in London. Typescript of the report. 1985. 1 cover.

Military rule

175: Printed articles on the army and on military rule. 1977, 1983-1984. 1 cover.

Personalities

176: The Colourful Personalities of Sindh and the Sindh Year Book. Published in Karachi. 1944. 1 volume.

Press

177: Album with press clippings from Dawn and The Times of Karachi. 1953. 1 volume.

178: Album with political cartoons, published in The Pakistan Times. 1955-1956. 1 volume.

Repression

179: Pillars of Pakistan. Can Democracy and Landlordism Function Together. A Talk Delivered by M. Masud. Pamphlet. Published by the Lahore Literary and Cultural Society. 1948. 1 volume.

180: High Priest, the Grave Diggers and the Deepening Crisis by Sardar Shaukat Ali. Essay on the situation in Pakistan. N.d. 1 volume.

Personal papers

181: Papers of Hyder Baksh Jatoi, President of the Sindh Hari Committee. 1950, 1952, 1955-1958, 1962, 1967, 1969 and n.d. 1 folder.

182-183: Papers of Kaka Sanobar Hussain. 1952-1965 and n.d. 2 folders.

184: `Keemyaa-i-Siyasat' by Kaka Khushhaal Khan. Manuscript of a political commentary (edited by Rahmanullah Siddiqi). In Pashto. Unpublished. 1962. 1 folder.