President Asif Ali Zardari has sent a cheque of Rs one million as financial assistance to the widow/family of great Awami poet Habib Jalib. Habib Jalib was a progressive thinker and politician, who supported the restoration of democracy during the period of Military Rule in Pakistan and had been imprisoned for his views.
One of the most popular Awami (peoples) Poet, known for the melody in his ghazals and the loud voice of dissent against despotism and the established order in Pakistan. He was always at the forefront of the struggle for democracy.