PESHAWAR: Speakers on Sunday termed the book by journalist Shams Momand aligned with its title’ Jang-e-Musalsal’ (perpetual war) in the region.
Several participants showed up and shared thoughts on the book at a function arranged by the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL), Peshawar chapter.Dr Qibla Ayaz, while presiding over the event, said the book would play a role in removing confusion from minds of our youth especially when it comes to indulging in any kind of conflict or anti-societal activities.
He said that endless war had caused severe social, economical and political damage to the very foundation of our society and the country at large.Dr Qibla Ayaz said that the examples of the war-torn countries taught us to understand the horrible consequences of lawlessness.
The writer, he added, had dug out the history of war in the region in the light of valid facts and had brought out a realistic picture of the whole story.The speakers said through his writings, the journalist has presented the stark realities of not only one particular area but of the entire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which showed his understanding of the conflicting war stage of the region.
Shams Momand is a poet, researcher besides a journalist. He has earned appreciation from literary circles for his earlier seven books written on different topics.A former senior police officer Dr Syed Akhtar Ali Shah pointed out that it needed courage, confidence and vast knowledge to write down such a book that involved history, society and perspective reflecting a near to real background of the perpetual interplays of war in the region.
“Shams’s perspective of endless war in the region highlights several layers of the issue drenched in big power wielders’ vested interests in the entire region as he has captured the true sense of the people characterised by their hospitality, peace and love of land,” he said.
Prof Dr Fakhrul Islam, noted research scholar said though young people were drifting away from reading culture, yet the book by Shams Momand would attract them to read it to widen their scope of understanding of the regional conflicts. Abdul Qayum, Kalsoomzeb and Rokhan Yousafzai also spoke at the function.
Earlier, Prof Gulzar Jalal Yousafzai, PAL Resident Director, while opening the event said writers and scholars were being encouraged to help inculcate the spirit of seeking knowledge and develop a taste for reading books.
