تحریر: زبیدہ مصطفیٰ
اردو ترجمہ : سیما لیاقت
کل 16 دسمبر ہے۔ موجودہ پاکستان کی اکثریت آبادی ملک کا مشرقی بازو ٹوٹنے کے بعد پیدا ہوئی تھی۔ بہت سے لوگ اس تاریخی اہمیت سے واقف نہیں ہیں۔ جب اس دن کے حوالے سے ان سے کوئی بات ہی نہیں ہوتی ہے تو بھلا وہ کیسے جانیں گے؟
By M.H.Askari
There is a tendency to regard the crisis of 1971 as an isolated sporadic happening, resulting from the incapacity of politicians to share power, and aided and abetted by India’s ambition to extends its sphere of influence. The antecedents of the crisis are frequently forgotten. The latest expression of this attitude is the statement by Major General (retired) Rao Farman Ali Khan calling for a fresh commission comprising Supreme Court Judges to determine the political and military factors which went into the surrender on 16th December 1971 and the breakaway from East Pakistan.
By Zubeida Mustafa
DO our children read books? In the absence of reliable statistics, one must turn to anecdotal evidence, which suggests that the book reading culture does not exist in Pakistan — be it among adults or children. I have yet to meet a publisher who is satisfied with his sales. School textbooks are the publishing industry’s bread and butter. Hence publishers do not focus much on storybooks for younger readers.