–Waleed Iqbal says Iqbal was man ahead of his time–Arif Nizami says govt should act to curtail inflationLAHORE: On the 81st death anniversary of Allama Iqbal a seminar on the topic ” Iqbal and Economy” was held at Aiwan-e-Iqbal where the panellists discouraged the concept of interest, loans and usury. Further, the seminar was attended by Aiwan-e-Iqbal Complex Chairman and Pakistan Today Editor Arif Nizami, Senator Waleed Iqbal, journalist Orya Maqbool Jan and Sajjad Mir. Waleed Iqbal, the grandson of Allama Iqbal, said,” Economy is a hot topic these days and I am happy to discuss his thought on the economy. Iqbal’s philosophy of economy was an interest-free economy, he said. He said Iqbal was against loans and the government should follow his vision to rid the country of contemporary evils.

Source: Pakistan Today April 21, 2019 16:07 UTC