Late M B Naqvi's book launched

Late journalist M.B. Naqvi's book was launched here on Sunday. The launching ceremony was held under the auspices of the Pakistan Peace Coalition. The speakers paid tributes the journalist, columnist and author late M.B. Naqvi eulogising his efforts for upholding fundamental rights of the people, democracy and regional peace in South Asia.
In the book, late Naqvi focuses on the lawyers' movement for judicial autonomy and reinstatement of economy and derives hopes from it.
Mani Shakar Aiyar, a senior Indian diplomat, politician of Indian National Congress, and member Indian Rajya Sabha paid rich tributes to late Naqvi for his efforts for friendship with India and upholding fundamental rights of both India and Pakistan.
He gave an overview of the writings of late Naqvi in his articles and books.
He said the two countries must work seriously to set their people free from the clutches of poverty.
Aiyar was of the view that we need to make a governance system in which common people's voice is given priority in the government decision-making.
Earlier, speaking on the occasion, Karamat Ali, Executive Director of Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) said Naqvi was the most readable analyst and political commentator of Pakistan.
He said that the book while covering politics and social development in the country extensively deal with the recent lawyers movement in Pakistan.
Karamat Ali observed that Naqvi's vision revolved around a society where human equality prevails and where every citizen is considered as equal without any prejudice for creed, sect or religion.
Senior journalist and writer Zubeida Mustafa read out and linked excerpts from the book to the ongoing developments in the country.
She said M.B. Naqvi always wrote for peace and democracy in the country.
Dr Jaffer Ahmed, Director Pakistan Study Centre said this book by late Naqvi carried analysis of the Musharraf period in Pakistan, which in its last days faced many crises.
In his welcome remarks, B. M. Kutty, Secretary General of the Pakistan Peace Coalition (PPC) paid rich tributes to M. B. Naqvi and his friends.