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27. How
glorious was our past
One of my dear friends ,Navid Zafar , died
on March 12 , 2009 . Shortly after his death , a reference meeting was arranged
in the International Islamic University , Islamabad to pay tributes to the soul
of the deceased friend .The solemn meeting
was hosted by his older brother , Javid , a retired Federal Secretary , and presided by Justice Khalil ur Rehman
Ramday , then a sitting judge of the
Supreme Court . Incidentally , Javid was
one senior year to me when I was doing my Masters in English Literature . Justice Ramday was with me in graduation .
Many
speakers came to express their views on Navid . Among the speakers was the late
Khwaja Masud sahib , Professor of
Mathematics at the Gordon College , Rawalpindi . When his name was announced by
Javid , he and Justice Ramday simultaneously got up to escort Khwaja Saheb from
the floor to the rostrum . It was a grand gesture on their part to accord recognition for the pains taken by the
teacher . At that moment , I was reminded of a short book “Good bye , Mr.Chips “ . That gesture was reciprocated by Khwaja sahib by saying befitting the
occasion .
Mahfooz ur
Rahman
Islamabad
March 29,
2014
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