Lahore: A special sitting commemorating the Pakistan Movement worker Muhammad Idrees Janbaz on his 12th death anniversary was held at the Aiwan-i-Karkunan-i-Tehreek-i-Pakistan with the Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust Chairman Muhammad Rafique Tarar in the chair.
The speakers included Waqas Ahmad Shahbaz, Shoaib Khurram Janbaz, sons of the deceased, Anwar Qadwai, Aziz Zafar Azad, Ghulam Hussain Shahid, Nadeem Bhatti, Choudhry Nazir Ahmad, Hafiz Shafique-ur-Rehman Aslam Zar and Iqbal Dar. The attendees included Ma’az Janbaz, Hammad Janbaz. Usman Ibrahim – sons of the decessed_ Mirza Muhammad Qayyum, Malik Azam, Muhammad Farooq with a large number of students, teachers and people from all walks of life. Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust Secretary Shahid Rasheed conducted the proceedings of the event.
Delivering his presidential address, Muhammad Rafique Tarar observed that the deceased will always be counted among those individuals who are endowed with rare qualities of head and heart. Sincerity, selflessness, helpfulness and love for knowledge were hallmarks of his personality. The workers and even the leaders of political parties of today will find a lot to learn from his biography. As a committed worker of the Muslim League, he devoted all his time and energy to its growth through his organizational skills. He worked for his beloved Muslim League at the Muslim League House for 40 years. He asked to be excused from the duties of public relations director, so that he might continue to re-organize the Muslim League. He never accepted my plot or permit and earned his living through absolutely fair means. Like him, his sons have also made their mark securing respectable positions by dint of sheer hard work.
Muhammad Rafique Tarar also observed that knowledge facilitates the transition of one’s dreams into reality. He urged the young ones to gain knowledge, so that they could help their country gain an enviable position among the comity of nations.