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Jabbar chose to be employed in the advertisement sector instead of journalism, guided by better prospects of earning.<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> He went on to direct over 300 commercials.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Newspaper|first=From the|date=2014-11-13|title=Acting stint|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1144097|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> In 1972, Jabbar produced Moenjodaro: The City That Must Not Die, a documentary for [[Pakistan Television Corporation|Pakistan television]] ([[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]).<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> A chronicle of [[Indus Valley Civilisation]], it won the Silver Prize at the Asian Film Festival in Shiraz, Iran and a national award.<ref name="thefridaytimes" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Newspaper|first=From the|date=2014-11-13|title=Acting stint|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1144097|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> He had also directed 10 other documentaries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Newspaper|first=From the|date=2014-11-13|title=Acting stint|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1144097|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>
Jabbar chose to be employed in the advertisement sector instead of journalism, guided by better prospects of earning.<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> He went on to direct over 300 commercials.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Newspaper|first=From the|date=2014-11-13|title=Acting stint|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1144097|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> In 1972, Jabbar produced Moenjodaro: The City That Must Not Die, a documentary for [[Pakistan Television Corporation|Pakistan television]] ([[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]).<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> A chronicle of [[Indus Valley Civilisation]], it won the Silver Prize at the Asian Film Festival in Shiraz, Iran and a national award.<ref name="thefridaytimes" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Newspaper|first=From the|date=2014-11-13|title=Acting stint|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1144097|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> He had also directed 10 other documentaries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Newspaper|first=From the|date=2014-11-13|title=Acting stint|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1144097|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>


In 1976, he wrote and directed [[Beyond the Last Mountain]], the first feature film in English out of Pakistan. In 2008, he directed ''[[Ramchand Pakistani]],'' an Urdu drama film that centered on the ordeals of a Pakistani Dalit Hindu, who had crossed the border to India.<ref name="thefridaytimes" />
In 1976, he wrote and directed [[Beyond the Last Mountain]], the first feature film in English out of Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=You Should Make Films You Believe In; The Audience Will Come, Says Award-winning Filmmaker Mehreen Jabbar|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/you-should-make-films-you-believe-in-the-audience-will-come-says-award-winning-filmmaker-mehreen-jabbar-6499431.html|access-date=2021-12-20|website=Moneycontrol|language=en}}</ref> In 2008, he directed ''[[Ramchand Pakistani]],'' an Urdu drama film that centered on the ordeals of a Pakistani Dalit Hindu, who had crossed the border to India.<ref name="thefridaytimes" />


=== Politics ===
=== Politics ===
in 1985—spurred by his wife and friends—Jabbar successfully ran for the four seats reserved for technocrats in [[Senate of Pakistan|Pakistan Senate]] under the martial rule of [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]].<ref name="thefridaytimes" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Jabbar|first=Javed|date=2020-08-14|title=Into the future via the past|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1574346|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> He won re-elections in 1997; he even became a Minister of State of Information in the Musharraf ministry before resigning in 2000.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Jabbar|first=Javed|date=2021-02-24|title=Senate: then & now|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1609089|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> In 2003, he tried to be reelected but failed to obtain any proposer.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Jabbar|first=Javed|date=2021-02-24|title=Senate: then & now|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1609089|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Correspondent|first=The Newspaper's Staff|date=2020-05-16|title=Javed Jabbar’s nomination as Balochistan representative to NFC criticised|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1557432|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>
in 1985—spurred by his wife and friends—Jabbar ran for the four seats reserved for technocrats in [[Senate of Pakistan|Pakistan Senate]].<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> He won the elections and became a Minister of State of Information.

=== Books ===
In 2021, he drafted a biography of [[Benazir Bhutto]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-01|title=JJ’s BB|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2308308/jjs-bb|access-date=2021-12-20|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}</ref>


== Views ==
== Views ==


=== Islam in Pakistan ===
=== Islam in Pakistan ===
Jabbar believes that the prominent strand of Islam followed in Pakistan is Sufism — "pluralistic, inclusive, tolerant, [and] respectful."<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> Rejecting that Pakistani society has any major issue of radicalization, he warns against conflating the "overwhelming majority" of peaceful and resilient Pakistanis with "a small number of brainwashed barbarians."<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> Jabbar remains hopeful that Pakistan will successfully see through the unique challenges of being founded on the basis of religion but not giving in to religious extremism.<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> He asks his fellow citizens to engage in [[Ijtihad|''ijtihad'']] and follow a "50 points formula" in their quest for rediscovering and redefining [[Pakistaniat]].<ref name="thefridaytimes" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-08|title=Rethinking Pakistaniat|url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/rethinking-pakistaniat/|access-date=2021-12-20|website=The Friday Times - Naya Daur|language=en-US}}</ref>
Jabbar believes that the prominent strand of Islam followed in Pakistan is Sufism — "pluralistic, inclusive, tolerant, [and] respectful."<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> Rejecting that Pakistani society has any major issue of radicalization, he warns against conflating the "overwhelming majority" of peaceful and resilient Pakistanis with "a small number of brainwashed barbarians."<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> <ref>{{Cite web|last=Jabbar|first=Javed|date=2021-05-18|title=Arabic Pakistan?|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1624228|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>
Jabbar remains hopeful that Pakistan will successfully see through the unique challenges of being founded on the basis of religion but not giving in to religious extremism.<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> He asks his fellow citizens to engage in [[Ijtihad|''ijtihad'']] and follow a "50 points formula" in their quest for rediscovering and redefining [[Pakistaniat]].<ref name="thefridaytimes" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-08|title=Rethinking Pakistaniat|url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/rethinking-pakistaniat/|access-date=2021-12-20|website=The Friday Times - Naya Daur|language=en-US}}</ref>


=== India ===
=== India ===
Jabbar argues that India needs to engage with Pakistan more meaningfully and without holding discussions hostage to "[Pakistan's] cessation of support for terrorism."<ref name="thefridaytimes" />
Jabbar blames India's maneuvers in the immediate aftermath of the Partition—[[1947 Kashmir War]]—, to have influenced Pakistan into becoming a "security-oriented state."<ref name=":1" /> He argues that India needs to engage with Pakistan more meaningfully and without holding discussions hostage to "[Pakistan's] cessation of support for terrorism."<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> He supported [[PEMRA]]'s 2016 proscription on broadcasting Indian media in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jabbar|first=Javed|date=2016-11-06|title=Ban on Indian content is a welcome move|url=http://herald.dawn.com/news/1153578|access-date=2021-12-20|website=Herald Magazine|language=en}}</ref>

=== 1971 and Bangladesh ===
.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jabbar|first=Javed|date=2020-12-16|title=From 1971 to 2021|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1596044|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jabbar|first=Javed|date=2012-12-16|title=Dec 16 & Muslim nationalism|url=https://www.dawn.com/2012/12/16/dec-16-muslim-nationalism/|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Javed Jabbar has a son named Kamal and a daughter [[Mehreen Jabbar]] who is a film producer and director.<ref name="thefridaytimes" />
Jabbar is married to Shabnam.<ref name=":2" /> They have a son named Kamal and a daughter [[Mehreen Jabbar]] who is a film producer and director.<ref name="thefridaytimes" />


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:57, 20 December 2021

Javed Jabbar (Urdu: جاوید جبار ) is a Pakistani writer and politician.[1][2]

Early life and Education

Jabbar's father Ahmed Abdul Jabbar was under the employment of Hyderabad State; they migrated to Pakistan after India annexed the state.[3] His mother Zain Mahal Khursheed was a trained Sitar player.[3] Jabbar credits both of them for inculcating his interest in art and literature.[3]

In 1961, Jabbar enrolled in the Humanities section of St Patrick's High School, Karachi; he credited Principal D'Arcy D'Souza with convincing his father into shifting him from the Commerce section, where he was first enrolled.[4] In 1963, Jabbar enrolled at the University of Karachi for his undergraduate degree in International Relations.[3] During his university-days, he was a reputed face in theatrical circuits.[5]

Career

Advertisement, Documentaries and Films

Jabbar chose to be employed in the advertisement sector instead of journalism, guided by better prospects of earning.[3] He went on to direct over 300 commercials.[5] In 1972, Jabbar produced Moenjodaro: The City That Must Not Die, a documentary for Pakistan television (PTV).[3] A chronicle of Indus Valley Civilisation, it won the Silver Prize at the Asian Film Festival in Shiraz, Iran and a national award.[3][5] He had also directed 10 other documentaries.[5]

In 1976, he wrote and directed Beyond the Last Mountain, the first feature film in English out of Pakistan.[6] In 2008, he directed Ramchand Pakistani, an Urdu drama film that centered on the ordeals of a Pakistani Dalit Hindu, who had crossed the border to India.[3]

Politics

in 1985—spurred by his wife and friends—Jabbar successfully ran for the four seats reserved for technocrats in Pakistan Senate under the martial rule of Zia-ul-Haq.[3][7] He won re-elections in 1997; he even became a Minister of State of Information in the Musharraf ministry before resigning in 2000.[8] In 2003, he tried to be reelected but failed to obtain any proposer.[8][9]

Books

In 2021, he drafted a biography of Benazir Bhutto.[10]

Views

Islam in Pakistan

Jabbar believes that the prominent strand of Islam followed in Pakistan is Sufism — "pluralistic, inclusive, tolerant, [and] respectful."[3] Rejecting that Pakistani society has any major issue of radicalization, he warns against conflating the "overwhelming majority" of peaceful and resilient Pakistanis with "a small number of brainwashed barbarians."[3] [11]

Jabbar remains hopeful that Pakistan will successfully see through the unique challenges of being founded on the basis of religion but not giving in to religious extremism.[3] He asks his fellow citizens to engage in ijtihad and follow a "50 points formula" in their quest for rediscovering and redefining Pakistaniat.[3][12]

India

Jabbar blames India's maneuvers in the immediate aftermath of the Partition—1947 Kashmir War—, to have influenced Pakistan into becoming a "security-oriented state."[7] He argues that India needs to engage with Pakistan more meaningfully and without holding discussions hostage to "[Pakistan's] cessation of support for terrorism."[3] He supported PEMRA's 2016 proscription on broadcasting Indian media in Pakistan.[13]

1971 and Bangladesh

.[14][15]

Personal life

Jabbar is married to Shabnam.[8] They have a son named Kamal and a daughter Mehreen Jabbar who is a film producer and director.[3]

References

  1. ^ An interview with Javed Jabbar on The Express Tribune (newspaper) Published 29 January 2014, Retrieved 24 March 2018
  2. ^ "Text of Javed Jabbar interviews with the BBC". Government of Sindh. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007., Retrieved 24 March 2018
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Javed Jabbar, Renaissance man The Friday Times (newspaper), Published 26 June 2015, Retrieved 24 March 2018
  4. ^ "Through hardships to the stars : St. Patrick's High School turns 150 years old today". The Express Tribune. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Newspaper, From the (13 November 2014). "Acting stint". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ^ "You Should Make Films You Believe In; The Audience Will Come, Says Award-winning Filmmaker Mehreen Jabbar". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b Jabbar, Javed (14 August 2020). "Into the future via the past". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Jabbar, Javed (24 February 2021). "Senate: then & now". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  9. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (16 May 2020). "Javed Jabbar's nomination as Balochistan representative to NFC criticised". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "JJ's BB". The Express Tribune. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  11. ^ Jabbar, Javed (18 May 2021). "Arabic Pakistan?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Rethinking Pakistaniat". The Friday Times - Naya Daur. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. ^ Jabbar, Javed (6 November 2016). "Ban on Indian content is a welcome move". Herald Magazine. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  14. ^ Jabbar, Javed (16 December 2020). "From 1971 to 2021". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  15. ^ Jabbar, Javed (16 December 2012). "Dec 16 & Muslim nationalism". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

Bibliography

Javed Jabbar at IMDb


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