Autobiography of Mr.Fazalullah Qureshi
Mr. Fazalullah Qureshi belongs to sukkur.He got birth there on 19th November 1940 in a middle class political family.His father was a Muslim leaguer and had roots with all the leaders of Muslim league before partition and after independence of the country Pakistan.He got Primary education at sukkur.He was very much dynamic and social boy and remained in the company of some boys of his neighborhood.He preferred playing in the streets all the time with these boys,learning and studying in home and near by School upto the fourth class so it can be said that his foundation and background remained as an ordinary student.He did his M.A Economics and got post of Research Officer in Planning and Development Department as a class 1 officer on the quota of time being one unit or one province of west Pakistan having provincial capital at Lahore in 1967 .He passed the days at Lahore in making and becoming host of many high personalities and dignities who usually used to visit Lahore for their personal matters and also joining their various departments when appointed up till the break up of the one unit in 1970.He was posted in the planning and department of the new Sindh Government at karachi.Then, he got promotions and postings at Islamabad till his retirement as Secretary to Government of Pakistan,seeking his vast experience in various departments and also high esteem and reputation due to his personal relations with all the high dignities of political and bureaucratic stature.He has been awarded many posts and still he is working as the chairman and member of the Board of various institutions.It can therefore be observed that Mr.Qureshi has worked as an honest,hardworking ,eminently experienced with high grade acumen officer.In his biography, he has not only delineated the account of his life but he throughout his life time, recorded various events related to politics and also to the victimization done to the officers of Sindh in various departments and organizations because of the dominant majority of the bureaucrats of other Provinces .On 24th December 2011,a launching ceremony of his autobiography was arranged in the Regent Plaza Karachi in the evening where most eminent scholars, retired bureaucrats, social workers, admirers and friends of Mr. Qureshi spoke and applauded the role and behavior of Mr Qureshi and gave their suggestions to complete the part two of the remaining period of his life i.e from 1984 to date in the way as he did in the part one of his autobiography as it covers his personal as well as historical events from his early life i-e 1941 to 1984 (43 years).As the writer of this letter also attended the launching ceremony, I was also extremely impressed by his work, writing style , personal behavior with his relatives and friends, superiors, elders, his contemporary as well as youngsters .All the audience in the hall was so much interested and showed their love, affection and attachment with his literary as well as informative book that all the copies were purchased and not a single copy was left out. I as an observer in the ceremony took notes of views and comments of all speakers and in the light of thereof as well as the author's views with all my appreciations, suggest that ? (i) the rest period from 1984 to date may be completed facing all the odds and woes if any sooner the better (ii) For redressing of some problems, difficulties, victimization, injustice in recruitment as well as in service faced by all employees and officers belonging to Sindh being in minority in all departments, an Association in the name of Association for redressing of Problems of employees of SIndh province", may be established and registered having HQS at Karachi and Islamabad (iii)The association will perform other assignments from time to time related to the social, educational and economic and financial aspects of life (iv) For necessary guidance of employees, a think tank may be set up to consider all the steps to be taken for the present and future generations (v) For meeting eventual and emergent expenses in the field of social, educational etc, a financial support program may be launched for the employees working outside their Provinces, towns, villages etc.
The first problem now is about to determine as to" who will bell the cat" In this regard, Mr Fazalillah Qureshi may start his struggles to implement these suggestions through deliberations in gatherings to be arranged through SIndh Graduate Association.
After reading the whole book my impressions about the book were(a unique way of writing and autobiography containing personal,political, social, administrative and service account during the active days or serving days in the Government job. Mr. Fazalullah Qureshi deserves all praises and appreciations.)
Dr.Ali Akbar Dhakan
Chairman Sindh Development Foundagion
Karachi.
Cell: 0300-3664472
