Progress in country only possible through democracy, rule of law: Mushahid

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan on Saturday said progress in the country was not possible till democracy as well as Constitution were respected and democratic rights of the people were accepted.

He stated this while addressing the launching ceremony of a book ‘Jo Sorat Nazar Aai’ authored by Farooq Adil.

Advisor to the Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage (NH&LH), Irfan Siddiqui and other prominent literary figures were also present on the occasion.

The minister said Pakistan came into being after great sacrifices of our forefathers and it should be strengthened as per vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He stressed to give respect to vote and opinion of the people.

“There is a complete philosophy behind the slogan to give respect to vote and it is the outcome of struggle for the last 70 years,” he said.

The minister said every institution should respect others as defined in the Constitution and there was no need to enter into domain of others. He appreciated the book `Jo Soorat Nazar Aai’ of Farooq Adil having short details about behaviour and styles of prominent personalities.

Mushahid Ullah Khan said book reading habits were diminishing in this era of social and electronic media. He said it was not a great achievement to read or write book but the real success was to have real understanding of writings (Sahib-e-Kitab).

There was a need to establish strong relationship with books, the minister said.

He said those opposing creation of Pakistan at the time of its existence were now pretending to be more loyal to it. He said Pakistan came into being following a great movement under the dynamic leadership of Qauid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and sacrifices for this country should be respected.

Advisor to the Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage (NH&LH), Irfan Siddiqui said that he was very much acquainted with writings of Farooq Adil and such writings should be followed in the field of journalism and literature.

He termed the book launching session as one of the finest sessions held in the book festival.