Habib Jalib Peace Award ceremony

Habib Jalib raised his voice against the tyrants, his thoughts gave courage to the oppressed, stated by Senior Journalist Mahmood Sham in Habib Jalib Peace Award ceremony. He said that there is a need to establish “Jalib Chair” in universities and educational institutions to transfer Jalib’s work among next generations. Habib Jalib Peace Awards bestow an award each year to a Pakistani for his services towards the nation.

This year famous painter and social activist Jimmy Engineer was selected for Habib Jalib Peace Award 2019 in appreciation for his services in art and social work. Justice (ret) Rasheed A Rizvi was the chief guest whereas Habib Junaidi, Aqeel Abbas Jaffri, Tauqeer Chughtai, Sheema Kirmani, Sheikh Majeed, Nasir Mansoor and Saeed Pervez were the speakers. Justice (R) Rasheed A Rizvi said that Habib Jalib’s poetry and work is a complete history. Labor leader Habib Junaidi said that Jalib’s struggle against injustice is a part of our country’s history.

Scholar Aqeel Abbas Jaffri enunciated his expression essay on Jimmy Engineer’s work. Sheema Kirmani danced to Jalib’s song “Raqs Zanjeer Pehen Kar bhi Kia Jata Hai”.

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