A sign of the times. Now even the great poet’s son can’t help but speak out against the injustices and crimes being committed under the blanket of emergency.
Justice (r) Dr. Javed Iqbal (seeing thru his father’s eyes) laments the plight of Pakistan
If my father Allama Iqbal were alive today he would be a lawyer or judge and getting beaten up by baton-wielding jaahil police jokers
Bhutto was the best leader we had after Quaid-e-Azam and fauj hanged him
The military themselves groomed political leaders before removing them - examples being Bhutto and Nawaz.
**President General Pervez Musharraf has appointed Justice (r) Javed Iqbal chairman of the Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) for three years. **According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the president has appointed Justice (r) Javed Iqbal in exercise of the powers under Section 6 of the Press Council of Pakistan Ordinance (PCPO). The notification further said that the salary, allowances and perks of Justice (r) Javed Iqbal would be equal to that of a judge of the Supreme Court. The president had issued the PCPO on October 26, 2002, to set up the PCP to implement the ethical code of practice. Under this ordinance, the council was to consist of 19 members including chairman. However, the council has never been functional since the promulgation of the PCPO.
RP there are two Justices by the same name…hence the confusion. The one who refused to take oath under PCO recently (and who now it seems has been appointed head of the PCP) is NOT the son of Allama Iqbal. Anyways I welcome this move by Mushy. Allama Iqbal’s son Justice (r) Javed Iqbal is too old now. He is 83.
Asif, I know that there are two Justice Javed Iqbals - one the 83rd year old son of Allama Iqbal, and a retired judge, and the other a senior Judge of the pre-PCO Supreme Court. Are you saying that the latter i.e. Justice Javed Iqbal who it is said refused to take the PCO has been appointed to this position by Musharraf?
Other news stories state that Justice Javed Iqbal (who refused to take PCO they say?) has been shifted to Quetta. So I wonder if those stories are false, and he has joined the Musharraf camp instead hence this appointment to the press body?
**Iqbal studied in Europe for three years from 1905 and acquired a law degree at Lincoln’s Inn, a Bachelor of Arts at Cambridge and a Doctor of Philosophy at Munich University. **At Cambridge, he crossed paths with other great scholars who further influenced his scholastic development. Under their guidance, Iqbal refined his already considerable intellect and widened his mental horizon.
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Upon his return from Europe in 1908, Iqbal embarked on a career in law, academics and poetry, all at once. Of the three pursuits, he excelled in what was his true calling and first love–poetry. There is a widely held belief that had the Government College in Lahore been more generous with their monthly stipend and academic freedom, he would have been as brilliant an academician as he was a poet. In fact, it was financial considerations that forced him to relinquish his assistant professorship in 1909 to take up a fulltime law career.
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But he did not earn much as a lawyer either, although he could have. Instead of concentrating on the profession, he preferred to divide his time between the law and his own spiritual development.
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Off all the leaders at that time, few practiced law. A notable example off course is Jinnah, who was a first grade lawyer and pretty darn good at it. The rest of them mostly moved on to other passions.
As I said, Iqbal never truly practiced law. His love was poetry.
If he was alive today, he would have been pretty good poet too.
Off all the leaders at that time, few practiced law. A notable example off course is Jinnah, who was a first grade lawyer and pretty darn good at it. The rest of them mostly moved on to other passions.
*As I said, Iqbal never truly practiced law. His love was poetry. *
If he was alive today, he would have been pretty good poet too.
Are you still saying he didn't earn his livelihood as lawyer?
Off all the leaders at that time, few practiced law. A notable example off course is Jinnah, who was a first grade lawyer and pretty darn good at it. The rest of them mostly moved on to other passions.
As I said, Iqbal never truly practiced law. His love was poetry.
If he was alive today, he would have been pretty good poet too.
Wow I have yet to see such blatant liar on Gupistan. There are plenty of people who can spin stories, but not you: Total lies are the way to go.
He practiced law, not only that link proves it, but common knowledge. Your lies continue to be exposed.
Asif, Allama Iqbal’s son has denied being appointed to the Press Council post, so I guess it must be Justice Iqbal of the Supreme Court, who refused to take the PCO?
Justice Javed clarifies
Our Staff Reporter
LAHORE - Justice (r) Dr Javed Iqbal, son of poet of the East Allama Iqbal, has denied a news item published in a section of the Press that he has been appointed as Chairman of Press Council of Pakistan. In a statement issued here on Sunday, Justice (r) Javed Iqbal said he was not the person who had taken up such an appointment. http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/nov-2007/12/index16.php
