The organisers of the APNS Regional Press Convention deliberately omitted the names of many veteran journalists during their presentation at the function. Chief Organiser of the convention Mumtaz Tahir of daily Aftab while talking about the role of journalists during Pakistan Movement only mentioned Maulana Zafar Ali Khan and missed Hameed Nizami. Upon this Abdul Rashid Ghazi of Business Report Faisalabad pointed out the lapse. His point of view was endorsed by a large number of people from the audience. The organisers also showed a documentary about the founding APNS presidents, but Hameed Nizami’s name was again missing despite the fact that he was the founder president of the body. STAFF REPORT
We have a history of distorting facts and this has been happening for quite some time. The press, in particular the print media has played a very dubious role in this. Obviously for the organizers, the choice was to either remember Hameed Nizami who was dead, or Majeed Nizami who was alive and present amongst them. They chose the latter. This is life and the brute reality. History, however will not be written by the likes of Hameed Haroon, or other minions like him. As for Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, nobody can deny the vital role he played in freedom movement from 1930 onwards. He was an icon , in his own right.
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