Javed Jabbar

Writer, filmmaker, policy analyst, former senator, and federal minister, with an interest in voluntary services, communications, environmental issues, politics, and public affairs. Javed Jabbar has fifteen books, including anthologies, and one screenplay to his credit. The third edition of his book, Pakistan—Unique Origins; Unique Destiny? was published in 2017, along with its Urdu and Sindhi language translations. His anthology of selected writings, Pathways won the UBL Literary Award for the Best Non-Fiction English book at the 9th KLF (2018). Three versions of his book What is Pakistaniat? have been prescribed in the curriculum of several education and training institutions. He is the chair and chief executive of JJ Media (Pvt.) Ltd.