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MY grandfather Malik Barkat Ali was one of the earliest people from Punjab who joined the political struggle that was waged from the platform of the All-India Muslim League (AIML). He died on April 5, 1946, and at a special session of the League, held in 1946 and attended by 470 elected Muslim members of provincial assemblies, the Quaid-i-Azam paid glowing tribute to him thus: “I am deeply grieved to hear the very depressing and sad news of the sudden death of Malik Barkat Ali. He was from the very beginning a true and loyal member of the Muslim League, and on all occasions, he rendered the...

THE Pakistan Day parade this year was held on March 25 after it could not be held on March 23 owing to inclement weather. It was held in Islamabad where Covid positivity rate was declared alarmingly high by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), which had decided to impose strict lockdowns and other restrictions. The strict measures to be adopted to curtail the spread of the virus included banning of all contact sports, festivals, cultural and other events etc. During these hard times, there stands a big question mark as to why this annual event took place, and why the NCOC did not...

THIS refers to the news report ‘Justice Isa says he’s fighting for future of judiciary’ (March 3). Referring to the dismemberment of Pakistan, Justice Isa was quoted as having expressed extreme anguish at the surrender of 90,000 Pakistani soldiers before the Indians and the act of hushing up the Hamoodur Rehman report owing to security issues. Considering the fact that the Lahore Resolution was moved by A.K. Fazlul Huq, the sitting chief minister of Bengal, and was adopted on March 23, 1940, the justice should have been distressed more by the mistreatment of Bengalis which had ultimatel...

Bangabandhu: Six Points, Tikka’s Salute and Lahore Syed Badrul Ahsan 7th February, 2021 11:47:36 History in our part of the world has often had its interesting, even intriguing moments. And with Bangabandhu having played a vast role in the making of history in South Asia, the imagination cannot but go back to his links with certain periods in time, with certain places in the region. Take a journey back in time, to February 1966. On the fifth day of the month, the future founder of independent Bangladesh took his initial step, in Lahore, toward liberating his Bengalis. Anyone who studies the...

January 24, 2021 Dr Ajaz Anwar’s one lifelong regret is that he missed meeting Prof Ahmad Saeed, a learned man who had invited him to design the cover image of his book The book cover. — Image: Amazon The professor somehow got my contact number and messaged me if I could design the cover of his forthcoming book, Lahore Ki Saqafati Tareekh. It was an honour he wanted to bestow upon me. I had never met him, though. Before I could send a note of compliance, he sent me a copy of his book, Trek to Pakistan. I was especially delighted that he had sent it to me via Pakistan Post which was more...