LAHORE – A book ‘Senator SM Zafar Ki Kahani Unki Apni Zabani’ was launched at Al-Hamra Hall on Saturday.
Caretaker Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ahmer Bilal Sufi was the chief guest at the book launch while Justice (r) Mian Allah Nawaz, Justice (r) Syed Zahid Hussain, Barrister Ali Zafar, Bushra Rehman, Ataul Haq Qasmi, Sohail Warriach, Qayyum Nizami, Mujeebur Rehman Shami, Mehnaz Rafi and Mawalid Hussain Syed and others attended the event.
Addressing the ceremony, Ahmer said SM Zafar had followed the footsteps of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He said Zafar considered education to be the basic factor needed for development. “Zafar exercised as a lawyer as well as politician successfully and became a role model for all law students and politicians of the country. Zafar’s book will be a guiding encyclopaedia”, the minister added.
Mehnaz Rafi said Zafar was a man of principles. She said that he is a legal hawk and a constitutional expert. Ataul Haq Qasmi said Zafar highlighted different aspects of Zafar’s personality. Qayyum Nizami said SM Zafar has described in details different issues the country was facing and rightly discussed the political role of agencies, especially the ISI, comparison of parliamentary system and presidential form of system, democracy and dictatorship in his book. SM Zafar thanked all the guests and participants who attended the ceremony.