National Archives of Pakistan

The National Archives of Pakistan (Urdu: قومی دفتر خانہَ پاکستان‎) is a body established by the Government of Pakistan for the purpose of preserving and making available public and private records which have bearings on the history, culture and heritage of Pakistan. Located in Islamabad, the National Archives of Pakistan is a member of the International Council on Archives.[1] Some of its stated functions are the acquisition, preservation, conservation, reprography, restoration, automation, dissemination and access of documents. NAP is also responsible for the facilitation of important state documents and collections of dated files.[2][3]

National Archives of Pakistan
قومی دفتر خانہَ پاکستان
Agency overview
Formed8 December 1973
Preceding agency
  • Directorate of Archives and Libraries
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
Agency executive
  • Director-General
Parent agencyCabinet Division
WebsiteOfficial Website

History

The Directorate of Archives and Libraries was established in 1951 under the Ministry of Education. On 8 December 1973, the directorate was divided into two which gave rise to a separate National Archives under the authority of the Cabinet Division. A major newspaper of Pakistan reported, "Despite the existence of the National Archives Act 1993 and the Archives Material (Preservation and Export Control) Act 1975, government ministries have been lax in transferring documents to NAP."[3][4]

Important collections at the NAP

The National Archives of Pakistan (NAP) houses the following important collections, among others:[5]

  • The Quaid-e-Azam papers[3]
  • The Fatima Jinnah papers[3]
  • The Ruttie Jinnah papers[3]
  • The Muslim League leaders' papers/correspondence
  • The National Freedom Movement archives
  • The Allama Iqbal papers
  • The Abol Hassan Ispahani papers
  • The Shams ul Hassan collection (papers, documents, photographs and other archival material etc.)
  • The Mufti Fazal Azeem collection
  • The Lakha collection
  • The Malik Lal Khan collection
  • The Nawab Waqar ul Mulk collection
  • The Dawoodi collection
  • The Mian Afzal Hussain collection
  • The Manzoor ul Haq Siddiqui collection
  • The Muhammad Siddique collection
  • The Atiq Zafar Sheikh collection
  • The Hassan Zaheer collection
  • The Ehsan Danish collection
  • The Aziz Beg collection
  • The Sojan Singh Bedi collection
  • The Azra Asghar collection
  • The Kaleem collection
  • The Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan collection
  • Microfilms of newspapers[3]

See also

References
  1. National Archives of Pakistan website, Retrieved 27 June 2017
  2. Mission and Vision of National Archive of Pakistan, Retrieved 27 June 2017
  3. 'National Archives of Pakistan: Practical issues limit access to historic documents', The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 28 March 2011, Retrieved 27 June 2017
  4. http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1329724034_276.pdf National Archives Act, 1993 - official government act document release, na.gov.pk website, Published 3 April 1993, Retrieved 27 June 2017
  5. Habib A. Khan and Zahir Gul National Archives of Pakistan: A Guide to the Collections, pub Islamabad: NAP Publications, Govt of Pakistan, 2012


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