The Chairman, PAL Fakhar Zaman said while declaring the Pas-i-Zindan Award according to the decision of judges for the best books written during the four periods of Martial Law in
Besides, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani’s book “Chah-e-Yousaf Se Sada”, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi’s book “Takhta-i-Dar Kay Sai Talay”, Tariq Khursheed’s book “Soey-Dar - Kia Main Deshet Gard Tha”, Hameed Akhtar’s book “Kal Kothri” and Zafar-ullah-Poshni’s “Zindagi Zindan Dili Ka Naam Hai” are awarded. The martial law in
He said that the imprisoned writers raised the voice of truth in prison and against dictators and Martial Law. Pakistan Academy of Letters decided the Pas-e-Zindan Award to pay tribute to the writers who wrote during imprisonment.
He said a big ceremony will be organized to give Pas-e-Zindan Award. The President of Pakistan has been requested to preside over the ceremony to distribute the amount of Awards among the writers. He said that the so-called conspiracy case in the era of General Ayub, the cruelties in the eras of General Musharraf is the part of our history. The hardships which the writers suffered during these times are reflected in these books.
A Committee comprising of senior writers was formed for awarding these writings which include Dr. Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, Prof. Khawaja Masood, Dr. Mehdi Hasan, I.A. Rehman, Siraj-ul-Haq Memon, Saleem Raz, Dr. Shah M. Mari, Altaf Ahmed Qureshi, and Rahat Saeed. The amount of prize is one Lakh.