Books by Pakistani women launched at High Commission.

LONDON -- Poetry book "Dreamer Awakes" by Bao Zafar and its Urdu translation "Beydari" by Asma Nabeel was launched at Pakistan High Commission London on Friday evening.

Pakistan's High Commissioner to United Kingdom Mohammad Nafees Zakaria was the chief guest who launched the books in the presence of British Pakistani community, art and literature lovers and people belonging to different walks of life.

The event was addressed among others by Pakistan High Commissioner to United Kingdom Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Authors Bao Zafar and Asma Nabeel.

Speaking on the occasion, Mohammad Nafees Zakaria welcome the guests at the

high commission and said in the last ten (10) months of his tenure as High Commissioner he had organized quite a series of events in various domains including a larger number of events related

to promotion of Pakistan's art, culture, literature and poetry.

"I earnestly believe that art, culture and literature transform a society most effectively and most

peacefully," he remarked.

He said he was delighted that two renowned people of the contemporary art and literature Bao Zafar and Asma Nabeel were also attending the event.

Nafees Zakaria congratulated Bao Zafar, a versatile personality, on writing the book "Dreamer Awakes".

He also felicitated Asma Nabeel on translating it into Urdu with title "Beydari". "She is another creative genius," he added.

He said it was a matter of pride to see Pakistani women excelling in their respective professions. He added that the writer and the translator of this marvelous production happened to be both women -a testimony of Pakistani women's contribution in every walk of life.

The high commissioner said what was portrayed in international media was not the correct picture of Pakistani women.

Highlighting the importance of Pakistan, he said Pakistan had a rich cultural heritage and literary legacy.

Pakistan, he said was the custodian of great ancient civilizations hosting Indus valley and Gandhara civilization and 7,000 BC remains discovered recently at Mehrgarh,Balochistan.

Pakistan, he said was also proud home of great poets and writers. "Our land is land of Baba Farid, Shah Hussain, Bulhe Shah, Shah Latif, Rehman Baba, Mast Tawakali , Allama Iqbal,

Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Mushtaq Ahmed Yusufi, and many more who are famous all over the world

for their universal message of hope, love for humanity and peaceful coexistence," Zakaria said.

He further said , therefore it was natural that promotion of...