Faiz Ahmad Faiz & his time
Editor, Leftist, Teacher, Intelectual, Writer & the Poet
Radio Program Lok Lhar aired at MastFM103, Lhore 10th Feburary 2023
Guests Dr Ashraf Nizami President Pakistan Medical Association Lahore, Studied at former USSR (Now Russia), leftist by choice & intelectual.
Nain Sukh Poet, Writer, Novelist , advocate by profession, Winner
A video clip of Dr Ashraf Nizami
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp72mzStoSQ
A video clip of Nain Sukh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HppYoJzcgRA
Complete reacording of Lok Lhar program
https://voca.ro/182CnUeZPliz
Further readings
According to Zamier Niazi Civil & military Gazette , a renowned pre-partition newspaper had published a wrong report through its Delhi correspondent A N kummar regarding behind the scene peace efforts on Kashmir. Next day the paper not only printed an apology but also removed its correspondent from his job. yet after some days, 17 newspaper editors ( including right wing Nawa e waqat, liberal Dawn & progressive Pakistan Times headed by Faiz Ahmad Faiz) published a joint editorial and government banned the paper. by this act, editors himself allowed the state to use hammer of nationalism and it can be considered an attack on freedom of press supported by journalists, media owners and editors. They could go to court but instead of using proper institution they all preferred to use state authority. now u read this story yourself
https://punjabpunch.blogspot.com/2013/06/when-journalists-killed-journalism-by.html