journalist
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. As of 2015, he appeared on a daily show, ''Doosra Pehlu'', for
CNBC Pakistan
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It was launched in 2005 as CNBC Pakistan under a license from CNBC Asia Pacific ...
Kabul
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Karachi Press Club
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for two years during the late 1980s. He has written articles for political journals and newspapers and has authored six books on
Afghanistan
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and
Baluchistan
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. As a progressive writer and publisher, he founded various magazines. He founded Sonehra Daur Karachi in the 1980s. ''Bankari'' was a monthly magazine that covered economics and politics of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
.
Book on Habib Jalib
In November 2011, Mujahid Barelvi wrote and launched a book in the memory of his friend and revolutionary poet
Habib Jalib
Habib Jalib (24 March 1928 - 12 March 1993; Urdu, Punjabi: ) was a Pakistani revolutionary poet, left-wing activist who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression. Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz said that he was the poet of ...
called ''Jalib Jalib'' published by Jumhoori Publications. This book was launched at
Karachi Arts Council
The Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi is a council for the promotion of arts and culture in Pakistan, and one of the busiest in terms of organizing events. It is the country's oldest NGO (non-government organization) for the promotion and develo ...
with the prominent Pakistani poet
Iftikhar Arif
Iftikhar Hussain Arif ( ur, ; born 21 March 1944), is an Urdu poet, scholar and littérateur from Pakistan. His style is romantic Urdu poetry. He has headed the Pakistan Academy of Letters and the National Language Authority. He has received t ...
as the chief guest.Barelvi’s book on Jalib launched ''Pakistan Today'' (newspaper), Published 26 November 2011, Retrieved 15 July 2018 Book launch celebrates Jalib`s ideals ''Dawn'' (newspaper) archived from the original on 8 December 2012, Retrieved 15 July 2018
Mujahid Barelvi gave insights into Jalib's poetry, personality, political struggle and personal life. In this book, Mujahid Barelvi also wrote about his friendship with Habib Jalib, and published almost all of his poems in this book with their history, what inspired Jalib to write his poems and what his intentions and inspirations behind his poems were. Veteran journalist Masood Ashar commented that TV journalists were supposed to be tolerant and good listeners, and unlike the TV anchor persons seen today, he had never seen Mujahid Barelvi shouting at his guests or imposing himself on them.
In January 2012, the same above book ''Jalib Jalib'' by Mujahid Barelvi was launched at
Alhamra Arts Council
Alhamra Arts Council (also known as the Alhamra Hall, Alhamra Cultural Complex, Alhamra Art Gallery and Lahore Arts CouncilLahore
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with a lot of fanfare and many prominent personalities present on the occasion including veteran journalists
Munnu Bhai
Muneer Ahmed Qureshi (6 February 1933 – 19 January 2018), better known as Munnu Bhai, was a Pakistani newspaper journalist, columnist, poet and a writer. He was awarded the Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2007 for his ...
I. A. Rehman
Ibn Abdur Rehman, also known as I.A. Rehman (1 September 1930 – 12 April 2021) was a Pakistani peace and human rights advocate, and a veteran communist.
A protégé of the great Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, he became chief editor of the ''Pakist ...
. Munnu Bhai complimented Mujahid Barelvi for having paid off the debt that he owed to Habib Jalib as a friend by writing this book.
Mujahid Barelvi has written several book reviews on Habib Jalib's
List of Pakistani journalists
This is a list of Pakistani journalists from print and electronic media.
A
*Amin Hafeez
*Ansar Abbasi
*Ayaz Amir
* Abdul Hameed Chapra
*Asma Chaudhry
*Ardeshir Cowasjee
*Altaf Husain
*Arshad Sharif
* Aasma Sherazi
*Abid Qaiyum Suleri
* Akh ...
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Habib Jalib
Habib Jalib (24 March 1928 - 12 March 1993; Urdu, Punjabi: ) was a Pakistani revolutionary poet, left-wing activist who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression. Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz said that he was the poet of ...