Articles by Peter Jacob
- In deep waters
- Lagging behind
- Appropriate vocabulary
- The (not-so) minor issues
- A parliamentary dilemma
- Raducanu, Fernandez cap a US Open like no other
- Our stance on blasphemy laws
- As a society we are much better equipped today
- The mirror of forced conversions
- Not by design
- How real is freedom of religion?
- A hateful education
- Moral interventions
- Electoral reforms and minorities
- The Right Move
- Perils of Religious Economy Alternate
- Handling Transition
- Sagacity at the Top
- The SAARC Opportunity
- Interfaith Dialogue
- Let Education Live
- Questions of Norms
- Handling Transition
- Rights of minority citizens (Part 2)
- Rights of minority citizens (Part 1)
- Advocate of good causes
- Women in the minority
- The Hindu marriage bill
- The blasphemy laws
- Perils of Religious Economy
- Impunity for Hatred
- In Defence of Minorities
- Curbing Hate speech
- Judging by Rights
- Passing Litmus Test of GSP Plus
- Your Right to Information
- Solving the Census Puzzle
- On minorities’ properties
- Captivity of mutual hatred (Oct. 5, 2016)
- Crucial takeaway from marriage bill controversy
- The great policy rush
- Justice Sachar: a path worth pursuing
- Making good on one’s promises
- Peacebuilding as Policy Approach (Aug. 31, 2016)
- Piecemeal approach to justice
- Electoral reforms and policy on reserved seats
- A little justice
- Aboard the democracy train: make sure it runs (Sep. 21, 2016)
- A history of the national flag
- When the Pope visits Pakistan
- Population count: Politics seen impeding population census
- Is racial discrimination an issue in Pakistan?
- Will the human rights therapy work?
- Better pill of education sector reforms
- UPR: an opportunity or just an event?
- Quest for global governance
- Making religious intolerance a past
- The transition and accountability
- Census 2016 – the way forward
- The myth of the minorities’ commission
- Realising the postulates of justice for minors
- Why we should celebrate the National Minorities’ Day
- Institutionalising the Equality of Citizens
- Amendments to Christian Marriage Laws
- Curbs on Forced Conversion
- The Legacy Asma Leaves Behind
- Someone’s Crying Lahore
- Mainstreaming minorities
- Views on the Constitutional Review
- Managing crises with policy response
- Human Rights and The State
- Laws that Insult reason and justice
- Action Plan for Human Rights
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- Supreme Courts Judgement on Religious Minorities
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- NCHR interim report on Okara Military Farms
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- People's Inquiry into Forced Faith Conversions
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People's Inquiry into Forced Faith Conversions
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- Minority Women of Pakistan: A case of Double jeopardy
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- Judgment Lahore High Court on forced conversion Pumy Muskan case
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- Judgment Lahore High Court on Christian Divorce Act 2017
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- Judgment Supreme Court on registration of christian marriages 2019.
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- National Education Policy Pakistan 2009.
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- Music for Peace
In 2009, the National Commission for Justice and Peace produced a unique collection of peace songs (Geet Amn kay) in six languages spoken in Pakistan (Seriaki, Sindhi, Balochi, Pashto, Punjabi and Urdu) with translation in Urdu. The songs were recorded in Quetta, Peshawar and Lahore in challenging circumstances.
Artists in Peshawar risked their lives for recording as most of the recording business was forced shut by the militants. We fondly remember Mr. Ali Khudi, a young man from Hazara Shia community who later became victim of a bomb blast in 2015 in Quetta where he had organized recording of the Balochi songs in extremely trying environment.
This production, based on alternative peacebuilding approach used classical and contemporary poetry. The music album was launched in Karachi, Hyderabad, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Multan, Faisalabad, Peshawar and Lahore during 2009-2010. We hope these songs contribute to efforts for fostering a culture of peace.
| Music Directors: Script & Selection of poetry: Voice over: Voice over Seriaki: Voice over (Benazir Bhutto): Voice over English (Kadam Uthey): Production manager : Launchings: |
Akram John & Attaurehman Saman Peter Jacob Fatima Khan & Peter Jacob Riaz Bhakhri Nazir Qaisar Nikki Van der Zawan Saima Williams Naumana Suleman, Yousaf Benjamin and Kiran Afzaal |
| S.No. | Language | Song Title | Poet | Singer | Composer |
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| 1. | Urdu | Salam Insan | Peter Jacob | Malvin Mall | Noel Jamshed |
| 2. | Urdu | Hum jo tareek rahoon mein | Faiz Ahmed Faiz | Malvin Mall, Humera Channan | Akram John |
| 3. | Urdu | Aman Ke Banjara | Nazir Qaiser | Javeed Gabriel, Anita Tariq | Noel Jamshed |
| 4. | Urdu | Chirriya Tera Koi Nahi | Sheraz Raj | Shazia Manzoor | M.Aslam |
| 5. | Urdu | Saar Utha | Sheraz Raj | Malvin Mall, Anila Khokhar | Attaurrehman Saman |
| 6. | Urdu | Chagai Sey Pokhran Tak | Sheraz Raj | Humera Channan | Attaurrehman Saman |
| 7. | Urdu | Qadam Uthey | Peter Jacob | Malvin Mall, Anila Khokhar | Akram John |
| 8. | Seraiki | Eh Jang | Aziz Shahid | Nadeem Abbas | Attaurrehman Saman |
| 9. | Seraiki | Eh Rishtay Pyar De | Irshad Taunsvi | Shumaila Khan | Attaurrehman Saman |
| 10. | Balochi | Ya Huda | Mast Tawakali | Noor Mohammad Nural | Noor Mohammad Nural |
| 11. | Balochi | Tuf Bajang | Azad Jamalddinic | Noor Mohammad Nural | Noor Mohammad Nural |
| 12. | Sindhi | Wanjho Koelion | Ayaz Sheikh | Humera Channan | Humera Channan |
| 13. | Sindhi | Moti Mann | Shah Bhitai | Humera Channan | Humera Channan |
| 14. | Pashto | Kalda Glokara | Rehman Baba | Sitara Younas | Younas Rahi |
| 15. | Pashto | Meenda Watan | Saifur Rehman Saleeem | Zulfiqar Bhatti | Younas Rahi |
| 16. | Punjabi | Nizam Lahor / Mann Jiwan Sang | Najam H.Syeed/ Wajahat Masood | Malvin Mall | Attaurrehman Saman |
| 17. | Punjabi | Aj Akhaan Waris Shah Noon | Amreta Pritam | Afshan Begum | Attaurrehman Saman |