National Archives of Pakistan
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| Formed | 8 December 1973 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Pakistan |
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| Parent agency | Cabinet Division |
| Website | Official website |
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]
History
[edit | edit source]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]
Organization
[edit | edit source]Director General (BPS 20) heads National Archives of Pakistan. It is organized into 3 departments for record keeping, conservation, reprography and administration/accounts.[5]
Public Record Wing
[edit | edit source]Public Record Wing, also known as Public Collection Wing, manage the acquisition, preservation and review of public record activities.[6]
Private Collections Wing
[edit | edit source]Private Collections Wing is responsible for acquisition of private collections having national or historical significance.[7]
Technical Wing
[edit | edit source]Technical Wing is responsible to provide technical support to other departments. Technical Wing is subdivided into 3 sections.[8]
- Microfilming
- Repair and Preservation section
- Oral Archives
National Archives Library
[edit | edit source]National Archives Library has 19000 books, mainly on history of the Indian subcontinent.[9]
Important collections at the NAP
[edit | edit source]The National Archives of Pakistan (NAP) houses the following important collections, among others:[10]
- 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 Shamsul Hasan 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 Muhammad Afzal Husain collection
- The Manzoor Ul Haq Siddiqi 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]
Activities
[edit | edit source]NAP has participated in more than 50 international conferences, seminars, symposium and workshopsmore than 50 international conferences, seminars, symposium and workshops, and hosted International Symposium on Archives 1982 (participated 13 countries), 1989 SWARBICA Regional Seminar on Training Needs and Policies (participated by 7 countries) and 1991 SAARC Seminar on Archives.[11]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ National Archives of Pakistan website Archived 2018-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ Mission and Vision of National Archive of Pakistan Archived 2017-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ a b c d e f 'National Archives of Pakistan: Practical issues limit access to historic documents', The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 28 March 2011, Retrieved 27 June 2017
- ^ 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
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- ^ 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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