Taj Haider
Taj Haider | |
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Pakistan Senator from Sindh | |
| In office 5 July 1995 – 8 August 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Kamaluddin Azfar |
| Succeeded by | Farhatullah Babar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Taj Haider 8 March 1942 Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2013) |
Taj Haider,
A mathematician and scientist by profession, Haider provided a vital leadership in the formative years of clandestine
Biography
Education
Taj Haider was born on 8 March 1942 in
In 1965, he earned his MSc in mathematics from the same institution and opted for teaching mathematics at the
PPP and political activism
During the attendance of 1967 socialist convention, Haider was one of the founding members of the
On multiple occasions, he provided his expertise on taking
Haider disassociated himself with the politics but remained member of
In 2001, Haider returned to his literary activities after rejoining the
Ultimately, he called for a parliamentary inquiry over on that issues, and questioned about the involvement of President General Pervez Musharraf in the proliferation case.[7] In 2006, Haider was awarded PTV Awards for Best Playwright Serial award, which he received in a televised ceremony.[8]
Writing and philosophy
Haider extensively writes on nuclear policy issues, left-wing ideas, literary and political philosophy. His recent writings have included the support of social democracy in the country and power of balance in each state institutions.[9] On literary and political circles, he has written critic articles against the military dictatorship, specifically policies enforced by the conservative President General Zia-ul-Haq throughout the 1980s.[10]
Taj Haider opposed the ethnically-based politics of the leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement or MQM, Altaf Hussain based in Karachi by reportedly stating on one occasion, "We were not Mohajirs but Urdu-speaking citizens of this province and this country. Our mother-tongue was the official and national language of Pakistan and it would be wrong and degrading to consider ourselves as lesser citizens or Mohajirs".[1]
Honors and awards
- Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan (2013).[11]
- 13th PTV Awards for Best Playwright Serial award (2006)[8]
- Selected articles
- Haider, Taj. "CTBT Security Perspectives" Dawn Newspapers, 27 March 2000.
- Haider, Taj. "Setting the PPP record straight", Express Tribune 2013.
- Haider, Taj. "Why the PPP is boycotting the presidential election", 16 July 2013
- Television plays
- Jinhein Raaste Main Khabar Hui
- Lab-e-Darya
See also
- Pakistan Peoples Party
- Left-wing politics
- Pakistan Academy of Letters
- Pakistan Mathematical Society
- Pakistan and its Nuclear Deterrent Program
References
- ^ a b "Taj Haider cautions Altaf over use of term 'Mohajir'". Pakistan Observer (newspaper). 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Profile of Senator Taj Haider". Pakistan Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Taj Haider profile". Daily Pakistan (newspaper). 1 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-0804776011.
- ISBN 978-0804776011.
- ^ "KARACHI: Leaders condemn US sanctions on Kahuta". Dawn (newspaper). 3 April 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "PPP blasts minister's statement". Dawn (newspaper). 25 February 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Lifetime achievement award for Mehdi Hasan (Best playwright is Taj Haider)". Dawn (newspaper). 17 July 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Haider, Taj (19 January 2013). "Setting the PPP record straight". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Haider, Taj (26 August 2012). "Black out revisited". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Abida Parveen, Aleem Dar among winners Posthumous awards for Manto, Mehdi Hassan". Dawn (newspaper). 14 August 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2021.