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Khwaja Razi Haider (ed.), Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Khatoot Kay Aaeney Main, published by Peace Publications, Lahore, 2015, pp.510, price, Rs.1095/-.
Based on the letters written by, and address to, the Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the book under review is a valuable addition to the literature on the founder of the nation and the freedom movement. The book was first published in 1985 and the present volume is its second edition which carries a number of additions to the earlier impressions. The contents of the book are relevant for general readers as well as researchers.
Khwaja Razi Haider, the editor of the book, is a well-known figure in die field of research, particularly the history of the Pakistan movement and the Quaid-i-Azam. From 1966 till date he has worked continuously, and has produced about 12 researched books, a number of translations and various scripts for television and radio, all on the Pakistan movement. He also had a long affiliation with the Quai-i-Azam Academy, first as a Research Officer and later as its Director.
For a student of Pakistan movement it is quite disheartening that very few authentic works based on Jinnah's correspondence is available in Urdu because of negligence or the challenging task of translation of primary sources like correspondence. The editor and translator of the present volume, therefore, deserve our appreciations. The book will help the Urdu readership to...