The National Archives of Pakistan () 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. 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. 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." Organization Director General (BPS 20) heads National Archives of Pakistan. It is organized into 3 departments for record keeping, conservation, reprography and administration/accounts. Public Record Wing Public Record Wing, also known as Public Collection Wing, manage the acquisition, preservation and review of public record activities. Private Collections Wing Private Collections Wing is responsible for acquisition of private collections having national or historical significance. Technical Wing Technical Wing is responsible to provide technical support to other departments. Technical Wing is subdivided into 3 sections. Microfilming Repair and Preservation section Oral Archives National Archives Library National Archives Library has 19000 books, mainly on history of Indo-Pak Subcontinent. Important collections at the NAP The National Archives of Pakistan (NAP) houses the following important collections, among others: The Quaid-e-Azam papers The Fatima Jinnah papers The Ruttie Jinnah papers 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