Speakers at a meeting have highlighted the role of youth in the Pakistan movement under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The Majlis Karkunan Tehreek-e-Pakistan organised a function at a local hotel to celebrate the centenary of All India Muslim League.
Speakers, including Waqar Ahmed Zuberi, Anwar Noman, Mehfoozun Nabi Khan and Shaikh Hussain spoke on the occasion and highlighted the contribution of youth in the Pakistan movement.
They lauded the pioneering role of Muhammad Noman Zuberi in the formation and leadership of the Muslim Students Federation, which was the voice of the youth in the Pakistan movement.
Several appreciation letters, addressed to him by the Quaid-e-Azam, were laid out on the occasion. Most of the letters are now preserved at the Quaid-e-Azam Academy as a part of history.
It was highlighted that in recognition of Noman's meritorious services, the Liaquat Ali Khan Academy and Majlis Karkunan Tehreek-e-Pakistan had each awarded a gold medal posthumously to Noman Zuberi.
The speakers also recalled that Noman Zuberi, being an active participant and a witness to the Pakistan movement, wrote two books, namely "Muslim India" and "Our Struggle", which were appreciated by the masses.
Anwar Noman, son of Muhammad Noman Zuberi, who is a senior banker and an eminent journalist, mentioned that his father had told him that the Quaid-e-Azam had offered him a ministry after the creation of Pakistan and that he had conveyed to the great leader that he would take up his assignment on reaching Pakistan.
His departure was delayed because of Noman's in-laws compulsion, who stressed that it was not safe to cross over at that time and they prevailed upon him to stay in Hyderabad Deccan.
When Noman reached Pakistan, the Quaid had passed away, he said.
Anwar Noman further recalled that his father, who followed the footsteps of the Quaid-e-Azam, also became a lawyer. On his arrival in Pakistan, he was initially associated with A.K. Brohi, the most eminent lawyer of the country. Thereafter, he established a cigarette factory in Dhaka and shifted there. Before 1971 war, he came to West Pakistan with his family. As such Noman, who played a prominent role in the creation of Pakistan, saw his chagrin, the dismemberment of the country. He could not sustain this shock and on June 23, 1992, he left for his eternal abode.
A cake cutting ceremony was also performed to mark the birth anniversary of the late General Secretary of All India Muslim Students Federation, and the participants demanded the naming of a library after Muhammad Noman.-PR