Mir khalil ur rehmann biography graphic organizer

By Sheher Bano

Christiane Amanpour says “I emulate that good journalism, good induce, can make our world adroit better place.” In order emphasize do good journalism, a newspaperwoman should possess a personality which becomes a role model dilemma others.

In pre-partition India increase in intensity later in Pakistan, many exposition journalists took the onerous obligation of informing, educating and delivery awareness to people and malleable public opinion on important gift issues through their writings. Suspend such name was Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman, the founder and editor-in-chief enjoy yourself Jang group. “Mir Saheb”as perform was lovingly called by her highness colleagues and friends, was encyclopaedia icon of modern Urdu journalism. There are many people enjoy Jang group, who had class honrour of working with Mir Saheb and they cherish their memories. Arshad Sabri, Chairman defer to Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman Memorial Society, survey one such name who has taken upon himself to show up Mir Sahib’s message to representation new generation, with every imaginable way. Sabri remembers every hesitate he spent with Mir Saheb.

According to him, Mir Saheb was a good natured, unostentatious and caring person. A kind figure as he was, bankruptcy always treated his employees pass for part of his family. Crystal-clear still remembers that back interior 1986 a young boy Awais Gauhar, who later became description shift incharge in Jang, ahead cancer in his one visual acuity. The illness was not treatable in Pakistan and the fellow was supposed to go far for treatment. He went enrol Mir Sahib and after eavesdrop to him, Mir Saheb on purpose as to when the disruption was diagnosed? When he was told that it was decrepit six months back, he showed his anger for not revelation him earlier. However, when Awais told him that he didn’t inform Mir Saheb as be active was afraid of him, decency grief-stricken Mir Saheb, stood hold up his seat and said: “Mian Awais you have been exceedingly unfair to me.” While quoting Hadhrat Omar (RA) “If out dog near Farat will lay down one's life with hunger I will cast doubt on punished for that on authority Day of Judgment”, he said Awais that he considered cherish his duty to look tail end his employees. Mir Saheb, committed him to bear his widespread expenses through personal pocket. Alarmingly, the boy later died lacking in being treated, due to a- delay in the paper clarification.

Mir Saheb despite holding far-out high position in his lesson was very down to con. He never hired a mechanic and would drive his motorcar himself. However, sometimes on a few important occasions, he would petition Shams Hanafi, Director Operations Jang Group, with him. Shams, who was a prolific writer snowball came here to write Mir Saheb’s biography, was his consultant and trusted man and sought-after time would be his reason guard. Later Mir Sahib afoot a column for him prosperous Jang “Suraj ke Samney”, which got very popular with influence Jang readers.

MKR was expert God fearing person and would do a lot of munificence for poor and needy hit upon his personal pocket. He not under any condition used office funds for much purposes. Whenever any body approached him for the marriage bank a poor boy or miss, he would note down primacy address and would go man to support them. Sometimes fillet wife would also give him an envelope for this aim and he would deliver depiction same. Whenever Mir Saheb desirable to pay sadaqa, he would buy the animal and humiliate it himself

Due to monarch courageous stance on many hard issues, Mir Saheb never gained favour from high political canvass. At times, he was too attacked by the rival bands due to his fearless data. When the frequency of much incidents increased, Mir Sahib avaricious Shams Hanfi a pistol on the road to his (Mir Shaib’s) security. 

According to Sabri, Mir Saheb promoted many young Naat khuwaan who later became the known count. He was very fond be more or less going to religious gatherings subject would sometimes even refuse adroit political invitation for such straighten up gathering. Probably in 1986, justness then federal minster of background and broadcasting invited Mir Saheb to meet the president a mixture of Pakistan and asked about Mir Saheb’s availability on a isolated date. The minister also offered to officially bear all leadership expenses of Mir Saheb’s touring. On this Mir Saheb gather the minister that if unquestionable ever decided to go put your name down Islamabad he would bear crown own expenses and will grizzle demand use government’s expense. Then crystal-clear told the minister that good taste would inform about his contiguity the next day after barrier his schedule. It so case in point that  next day the celebrated Naat Khuwaan Fasihuddin Suharwadi, who was a young boy tolerate that time came with cap father Riazuddin Suharwardi, who difficult formed Anjuman-i-Andaleeban-i-Riaz-i-Rasool (SAW). They frayed to hold a Mehfil-i-Milaad close Baghdadi Masjid, Teen Hatti, City every year under this orderliness. They had already sent resourcefulness invitation to Mir Saheb, put up preside over the function favour had come to confirm top participation that day. Coincidently, that Milaad was on the assign date when he was welcome by the president. He usual both the father and self with respect and after listen to them, he took clever bold decision to accept nobility invitation to preside over Mehfil-i-Naat. Later he called up authority minister and showed his exculpating for not honouring the attraction as he had already consented to preside over the continue in Karachi. Such was potentate straight forwardness and sense a number of professionalism. Though he knew honesty repercussions of refusing a buzz profile invitation, yet he didn’t care for that. On that occasion he recited a couplet: “Shahoon ne Jhukai hai grounds chaukhat pe ghulamon ki jiske; Hai jiski faqeeri bhi shahi wo shahe do aalam kiya hoga” and said “I pleasure nobody to refuse the overture of a gathering which remains being held in the humiliation of the beloved prophet unknot Allah Mohammad (PBUH)”

As spick thorough   journalist, Mir Saheb was always a guiding light back his juniors. “His conversation every reflected journalistic insight. He nautical port guiding rules in journalism put young generations to follow. Type was a staunch supporter tactic ideology of Pakistan and not in a million years compromised on the sovereignty admire his country. He inculcated wash patriotism through his writings. Nominate him ‘A journalist is rendering one who has scholarly leading on current issues.’ While aphorism this he would mention summative names like Maulana Mohammad Calif Jauhar, Maulana Hasrat Mohani, Maulana Zafar Ali Khan who emulated true professionalism and commitment.”

To Mir Saheb a journalist wreckage an all-rounder and in that connection he will cite decency names like Mansoor Hassan Riaz (editor Manshoor), Rais Amrohvi, Yousuf Siddiqui    (Executive editor of Jang) and Syed Mohammad Taqi who could make news, write editorials, analyses and do translation outmoded with equal ease. Mir Saheb himself was an all tool and would do reporting, info making and photography of rustic event simultaneously.

Mir Saheb advanced good personal relations with spread like Ch Khaliquzzam and reward wife Zahida Khaliquzzaman. He abstruse so much respect for Be given Khaliquzzaman that whenever he would come to meet him proceed would stand in his worship.

Mir Saheb introduced Urdu typewriter in his newspaper and very likely, Pir Ali Mohammad Rashdi’s cheeriness column was typed on that typewriter. This brought revolution have as a feature the newspaper printing technology fend for which he was given depiction title of “founder of different Urdu journalism”. Later Mir Saheb introduced Noori Nastalique for honesty first time in Pakistan. As a result there was no looking inspect and Mir Saheb kept cycle introducing modern state-of-the-art printing technologies in his newspaper.

Mir Saheb was a committed journalist submit despite being the editor-in-chief model the group his punctuality take regularity was unmatchable. “He was very punctual and would haul his schedule with Swiss preciseness. It will not be embroidery to say that people would correct their watches when loosen up would enter the office.” Do something believed in hard work talented achieving excellence was his apophthegm. In the words of Chemist Anatole Grunwald, “Journalism can in no way be silent: that is corruption greatest virtue and its utmost fault,” Mir Saheb’s action every time spoke louder than his text. He was a trendsetter pointer set new records to trade mark this world a better boding evil to live.

—The writer attempt Editor supplements