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R.I.P Sadiqa Waheeduddin, ‘jagat apa’ to many DSF activists

Sadiqa Waheeduddin, passed away peacefully in Karachi this morning. She was the eldest sister of late Dr M. Sarwar and widow of late Dr Waheeduddin who was a great supporter of progressive politics, mother of Dr Irshad Waheed, Dr Iqbal Waheed, Naseem (‘Geti’), Shireen, and Islam Waheed. As high school students at the time, Iqbal [...]

Event Book, Jan 9, 2010

Scanned pages from the Event Book published on the occasion of the Jan 9, 2010 commemoration of the 1950′s student movement

‘Looking back to look forward’ – amazing turnout, thanks everyone

We didn’t think we’d be able to fill the 1000-seater hall. Everyone said “be happy if 500 people turn up”. The hall was FULL, thanks to the energy and enthusiasm of the volunteers and participants. Many people said it left them feeling rejuvenated and hopeful again

PRESS RELEASE: “LOOKING BACK TO LOOK FORWARD”

Students traditionally observed January 8th as ‘Martyrs’ Day’ in memory of the students and passers-by killed by police firing on Jan 7, 1953, during the peaceful ‘Demands Day’ procession organised by Inter Collegiate Body (ICB) and Democratic Students Federation (DSF). The High School Students Federation (HSSF) also actively participated

Students who set the tone – by Zubeida Mustafa

Today the student movement is virtually dead. The student unions that were banned in 1984 and which this government had promised to revive last year have yet to see the light of day. A break of over two decades means that the tradition of student activism of the kind Dr Sarwar espoused is no more. Is it possible in the present-day academic environment?

ICB tour and meetings with students in other cities, Feb 1953 – report by M. Sarwar

The Convening Committee for the All Pakistan Students’ Convention, formed by the Inter-Collegiate Body decided to send a delegation of four persons to tour important towns of West Pakistan to mobilize support for the convention (eventually held in December 1953). Mohammad Sarwar reports on the tour and the efforts by right-wing elements to disrupt it (Student Herald, March 9, 1953 issue)

Ali Sardar Jafri, Ismat Chughtai and friends, Karachi, 1980 (?) – Photos by S.M. Shahid

Photos by the photographer and musicologist S.M. Shahid, taken at the Arts Council in 1980 or so, when Ali Sardar Jafri and Ismat Chughtai visited Pakistan. Also photographed is the late poet Suroor Barabankvi, the prominent jurist Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim along with Dr M. Sarwar and Zakia Sarwar. The well-known television anchor Mujahid Barelvi is visible in one of the photos.

Reference for student leader – press release

A Reference for the pioneering student leader Dr. Muhammad Sarwar will be held here at HRCP’s Dorab Patel Auditorium on Saturday August 8 at 5 p.m.