Syed Sibte Hasan: An esteemed teacher and leader – by Dr M. Sarwar (1985)

This is a link to the scanned article ‘An esteemed teacher and leader’ by Dr M. Sarwar on Sibte Hasan, 1985: tribute to his friend Syed Sibte Hasan, published in the Pakistan Medical Gazette, June 1, 1985. The article contains a lot of history, and was written about a year before Sibte Hasan passed away. Thanks [...]

PWA 75th Anniversary: 5th Progressive Writers Conference, Birmingham

Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Progressive Writers Association (PWA)

Progressive Writers Association UK in collaboration with South Asian Peoples Forum and Indian Workers Association cordially invites you to a public meeting to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Progressive Writers Association (PWA). Sept 18, 2010, Birmingham.

‘This wonderful Doc’ (2) – by Beena Sarwar

Sarwar practiced as a general physician for nearly fifty years from his modest clinic in a low-income area, consciously charging low fees and treating struggling workers, journalists, artists and writers for free. He was contemptuous of doctors who charged high fees, prescribing costly tests and medicines where less expensive ones would do

‘The universal struggle for a just human order’ – Salima Hashmi

Celebration of Dr Mohd Sarwar’s Life Salima Hashmi Karachi, 31 May 2009, PMA House I put my stamp of approval on Doc Sarwar as prospective bridegroom for my friend when she sheepishly introduced him to me in June 1962.  Abba and I were on our way to Moscow on the Llyod Triestano Shipliner – he [...]

‘Time to create a left-oriented think tank’, News, Jun 1, 2009

At the meeting Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim said it was time to live up to the ideals of Dr Sarwar since “it’s our time to say.” He said the people of Pakistan needed a new leadership since the old leadership had failed totally. He said Dr Sarwar fought for a just society, a society free from exploitation and it was time to create a just society.

“An institution in himself” – Dr Badar Siddiqi

I remember both of us sitting in an Islamabad hotel the night before discussing the strategy to present the demands to the five Generals led by Gen. Ziaul Haq. That night he taught me so much about how to keep calm and keep focused on the objectives and never to lose temper. He told me in the early hours of the morning that I will present the case for PMA as his personal background might weaken our case. This says a lot about the personality of this man.