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Glowing tributes were paid to Iqbal Haider, a former Law Minister, at the launch ceremony of a book titled ‘Voice of Reason’ which is a collection of his articles compiled in book form by Zulfiqar Halepoto.
Intellectuals and civil society activists gathered in large numbers at the Karachi Press Club on October 31 to make the book launch a memorable event.
Justice (Rtd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim, a former Governor of Sindh, observed that Iqbal Haider was a true humanist, who worked for humanity without any discrimination.
He recalled having invited him to the Governor House where the idea of declaring it a public place, especially the portion which was in use by Quaid-e-Azam, was discussed.
Karamat Ali of PILER praised the efforts of Iqbal Haider for workers, particularly for fishermen of Pakistan and India. He shared that in 2011, he had appeared in the Supreme Court of Pakistan on behalf of Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) and PILER, in a case for release of Indian fishermen, which gave relief to over 450 Indian fishermen and released by the Pakistan government.
Dr Jaffar Ahmed, Chairman of Pakistan Study Centre, University of Karachi, and Justice (Rtd) Majida Rizvi, the first woman judge of the country Justice (Rtd) Majida Razvi, also spoke and appreciated the efforts of Iqbal Haider for human rights.
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