23-05-2016
Islamabad First ‘Habib Jalib Courage Award’ presented to women rights activist Nasreen Azhar
Aurat Foundation, on behalf of its Executive Director Ms. Nigar Ahmad, presented the first ever ‘HABIB JALIB COURAGE AWARD to women rights activist Ms. Nasreen Azhar in recognition of her services for democracy, human rights and women’s rights. The award was arranged in memory of ‘12 February 1983 – Lahore demonstration against discriminatory laws’ in which Habib Jalib was also baton charged along with other women’s rights activists.
Mian Raza Rabbani, Chairman Senate of Pakistan, was the Chief Guest, and presented the award to Ms. Nasreen Azhar. Speakers included former senator Mr. Afrasayab Khattak of Awami National Party, Senator Mir Hasil Bazinjo of the National Party’s, Mr. Naeem Mirza, Chief Operating Officer Aurat Foundation, and Mr. Mujahid Barelvi, a senior journalist who has written two books on Habib Jalib.
The ceremony witnessed climax when Jalib’s daughter Ms. Tahira Jalib read out the poem ‘Aise dastoor ko, subh-e-benor ko, main nahi manta, main nahi janta’ in the same way, his father did. |