LAHORE: The members of civil society on Monday passed a resolution in which they demanded from the Nobel Prize Committee to consider Asma Jahangir’s name for the Nobel Peace Prize to honour her lifetime struggle for the supremacy of constitution, rule of principles and superiority of democracy. Remembering his relation with Asma, Khurshid Kasuri said that he knew Asma since she was young as the two had close family terms. While recalling his memories with the late human rights activist, he said that whenever Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto used to visit Lahore, Asma was Nusrat Bhutto’s host. Nasira Javed while expressing grief, said that Asma passed away so early and no one can replace her. “No one can ever replace Asma, but the thing is to retain her work.

Source: Pakistan Today February 19, 2018 16:52 UTC