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COLUMN: THE SAQI PHENOMENON

Dawn 12 Dec 2021

On the 21st of this month, Saqi Farooqi would have been 85 years old, had he continued to live among mortals ... I have spoken of the Saqi ‘Phenomenon’ in my title, and he was indeed a phenomenon ... Another feature of the Saqi Phenomenon is his relationship with animals and nature — figuring in his world are tadpoles, tigers, dogs, pigs, rabbits, trees.

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GDC Hyderpora renamed after eminent Poet, Moti Lal Saqi

The Wire 11 Dec 2021

Speaking on the occasion, the Principal threw light on the life of Moti Lal Saqi and emphasized that Saqi’s contribution as a literary critic is impressive, his work on Sheikh Nur-ud-Din Wali (RAH), and the Sufi poets like Samad ...

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London's Saqi Books launches emergency appeal after flooding damage

The National 14 Jul 2021

The owners of Al Saqi bookshop said hundreds of titles were ruined after their basement was flooded ... The independent bookshop is also home to Saqi Books, a leading independent publisher of trade and academic books on the Middle East and North Africa ... After months of closure due to Covid-19, Al Saqi only reopened full-time one month ago.

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Justice system heading towards collapse: Abid Saqi

The News International 11 Jul 2020

Pakistan Bar Council Vice Chairman Abid Saqi said on Friday that it’s a settled law that observations in a judicial decision on a bail application are of tentative nature and do not influence the decision of the trial court ... Abid Saqi said it’s a settle law that if a special is ...

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Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s lawyer argued well: Abid Saqi

The News International 09 Jul 2020

In a Geo programme – Capital Talk on Wednesday, Pakistan Bar Council Vice-Chairman Abid Saqi said the judicial system in the country and categorically said the judicial system had totally collapsed, adding there was no need to shut accountability courts for reason being already closed.

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PBC's Abid Saqi appeals to SC to allow routine hearings to resume

The News International 19 May 2020

Saqi, in a statement, said. " It is desirable that all the courts in the country should start their normal functioning and resume hearing of normal and routine cases also." ... Reflecting on the decision he said ... .

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Bilawal pays tribute to late Comrade Jam Saqi on his first death anniversary

The News International 04 Mar 2019

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari pays rich tribute to late Comrade Jam Saqi on his first death anniversary on Monday. PPP Chairman said late Comrade Jam Saqi’s struggle for the rights of downtrodden class of labourers’ is an unforgettable part Pakistan's history. .

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India PM Modi rejects talks with Pakistan amid fresh violence in Kashmir

Independent online (SA) 18 Feb 2019

Srinagar - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rejected the possiblity of talks with Pakistan after a deadly bombing last week sparked new violence in the disputed Kashmir region on Monday and raised tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours ... Two militants were later killed in the fighting, he added ... It calls militants freedom fighters ... dpa .

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Worst-ever attack on Indian troops in Kashmir leaves nearly 40 dead

Finger Lakes Times 15 Feb 2019

SRINAGAR, Kashmir - Nearly 40 paramilitary troopers were killed on Thursday when a car bomb planted by militants struck their convoy in India-administered Kashmir, officials and media reported, in what is considered the deadliest rebel attack on security forces in the region ... Police sources generally corroborated the figure ... .

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Japanese issue of 'Saqi' brought back to life after 82 years in Karachi

The News International 28 Jan 2019

Through the determinations of Pakistan Japan Literature Forum (PJLF), Shahid Ahmed Dehlvi’s special issue on Japan from his magazine Saqi was brought back to life after 82 years in a launching ceremony here on Monday.

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‘Both Jalib and Saqi were in love with workers’

Dawn 02 May 2018

The 12th Habib Jalib Peace Prize (2018) was given to the distinguished communist leader and rights activist Jam Saqi, who passed away on March 5, at a rather long, drawn-out event held at the Arts Council of Pakistan on Monday to commemorate Jalib’s life and work ... Jalib Peace Prize given to Jam Saqi ... Both Jalib and Saqi were in love with the workers.

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Jam Saqi paid tribute

The News International 17 Mar 2018

Speakers, including former student leaders, social activists and intellectuals, showered tributes on late Jam Saqi for his untiring advocacy for the cause of the oppressed ... Saqi was imprisoned but his ideology could not be defeated ... Saqi started a movement for the rights of the oppressed, farmers, labourers and minorities.

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Metal and magnet: A few things I know about Jam Saqi from my time with him

Dawn 07 Mar 2018

I first met Jam Saqi in 1966 ... Jam in Urdu is wine and saqi is the one who serves wine ... He used to explain that Jam was a common first name in Sindh and Saqi was his takhalus — pen name. Jam Saqi was as unusual a person as his name ... Jam Saqi with his father Mohmand Sachal, mother Mehi Bai, sister Marvi and brother Sultan.

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Jam Saqi passes away

The News International 06 Mar 2018

Veteran politician and the leader of Pakistan People’s Party Muhammad Jam, son of Muhammad Sachal Jhanji known as Jam Saqi, breathed his last at the age of 73 at his residence in Qasimabad here on Monday morning. According to family sources, Jam Saqi, born on October 31, 1946 in ...

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Veteran politician Jam Saqi passes away

The News International 06 Mar 2018

Veteran politician and the leader of Pakistan People's Party Muhammad Jam, s/o Muhammad Sachal Jhanji known as Jam Saqi, breathed his last at the age of 73 at his residence in Qasimabad here on Monday morning. According to family sources, Jam Saqi, born on October 31, 1946 in ...