89 POLITICS OF SINDH AND THE FEDERAL CABINET OF PAKISTAN, 1947-1955 DR. NAUMANA KIRAN Professor, Pakistan Study Centre, University of the Punjab, Lahore. E-mail: naumana.history@pu.ed.pk Abstract This paper examines the role of the federal Cabinet in dealing with the issues related to the Sindh province, from Independence in 1947 to the establishment of One-Unit in 1955.These issue were broadly 1.The designation of Karachi as the federal capital and the recompense demanded by the Government of Sindh; 2 The conduct of Provincial Elections according to joint or separate electorates 3. Refugee settlements in Sindh 4. Unstable Sindh ministries and 5. The issue of Sindh joining the One-Unit of West Pakistan. In all of these we find conflict between the stance of the Federal and the Sindh governments Key words: Capital city. PRODA, Refugee Settlement, One-Unit Introduction This paper explores the role of the federal Cabinet to deal with the issues related to the politics of Sindh. It investigates what matters had been addressed by the federal Cabinet and how the institution was successful in settling the issues raised. The study seeks to examine the cabinet’s role in dealing with matters related to the making of Karachi as the federal capital, the mode of elections for local bodies, the rehabilitation of refugees, various ministerial crises created due to these issues and finally the conflicts, which developed on the introduction of the One Unit scheme. The paper argues that the Cabinet was successful, after a long debate and with the intervention of Quaid-i-Azam (Great Leader) Mohammad Ali Jinnah, (1876-1948) to bring Sindh politicians to recognize Karachi as a federal area. The financial compensation for this, however government took years to be settled. The Cabinet was also successful in deciding the mode of elections in the province but was only