ISLAMABAD, May 6 (APP):The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) on Monday organized the third edition of Renowned Columnist and Lawyer, Barrister Naseem Bajwa’s book
“Europe Ki Diary” based on his columns published in various newspapers here in the presence of renowned historians and members
of the civil society and l
awyers’ fraternity.
In his opening remarks, Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI eulogized the
author’s contributions to Urdu journalism through his services at the BBC London Urdu Chapter and also as an educationist at the Atchison College.
The
author, he said had a leftist ideological tendency that remained intact through his life’s eight decades beyond journey.
Dr Suleri mentioned that some
of the chapters
of the book focused on change in system
of the country and also provided a way forward to achieve that goal.
The SDPI Executive Director wished the
author good luck for the fourth edition of his book and recommended the youth to read the book online especially the tributes paid to Parveen Rehman and Asma Jehangir.
He termed the book as a guiding document for generation building.
Barrister Naseem Bajwa, the
author on the occasion shared his personal accounts, experiences and lessons learnt through out his lifetime from Pakistan Movement to shifting to a foreign country that motivated him to write articles for the betterment
of the country and consequently writing a book out
of them to propose recommendations for improvement in the system
of the country.
“The title is a little misleading as it takes some account of Europe and then the details of Pakistan’s history. I learnt from my experience at BBC to write like the audience is sitting before me that makes his writing style subtle and vivid,” he said.
He extended special gratitude to SDPI an
d Dr Abid Suleri and others.
Dr Farooq Adil, renowned historian and
author said the Book would serve as a resource loaded with subject matter for historians to explore undiscovered aspects hidden in various chapters
of the book.
Muzaffar Mahmood Qureshi, former senior bureaucrat, said the books by Barrister Bajwa are a great source of understanding the politics
of the country and the international level. However, the
author has unique and convincing writing style, he added.
