Iqbal beats in hearts of all Pakistanis: Envoy
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Russia, Shafqat Ali Khan on Monday said that humanism, passion for justice, striving for a new world based on justice and fairness made Allama Iqbal a part of the collective ownership of entire humanity. “Iqbal beats in the hearts of all Pakistanis,” the Ambassador expressed these views in his opening remarks at a ceremony to present an Encyclopedia of Iqbal held at the Eastern Cultural Centre, Institute of Oriental Studies under the Russian Academy of Sciences. The three-volume Encyclopedia in Urdu language was presented by Senator Walid Iqbal, Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights, who is also a grandson of the great poet, a press release issued by Pakistan Embassy in Moscow said. The Senator recalled that one of the dreams of Muhammad Iqbal was the Asian renaissance that can be achieved through the Islamic concept of the oneness of God or Tawhid, which was viewed by him as human solidarity, human equality and human freedom. Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar highlighted Iqbals’ emphasis on the intellectual curiosity and respect for difference of opinions.
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