About the author

Javed Jabbar is Chairman and Chief Executive, JJ Media (Pvt.) Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan.  The firm is dedicated to producing distinctive content for diverse media.

A former Senator & Federal Minister of Pakistan, he takes an active interest in diverse fields including international affairs, voluntary work for rural and urban development, the environment, social issues and mass media. 

He is associated with conflict resolution and co-operation initiatives between Pakistan and India and in South Asia and is a member of the longest-running (non-media reported) Pakistan-India Track-II process known as the Neemrana Dialogue (since 1992).

voluntary work

Re-elected Regional Councillor, West Asia (2008-2012) and re-elected global Vice President, (2008-2012).IUCN-International Union for Conservation of Nature, the only forum in which States/governments, over 1000 NGOs and over 10,000 scientists from around the world are co-members and associates. (www.iucn.org)

Founding president, Baanhn Beli (a friend forever), (1985) working in over 400 remote villages of the Tharparkar arid region for the past 27 years in girls education, water resources, health care, training and micro-credit. Baanhn Beli was one of only 50 NGOs from around the world to be presented with a Special Award for bringing people together by “Friends of the United Nations” in New York to mark the 50th Anniversary of the UN. (www.baanhnbeli.org)

Co-founder, (1993) past Chairman and presently Member, Board of Directors, Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO), working with over 1600 villages and poor urban communities in 80 districts in all four Provinces of Pakistan to build development leadership capacity, particularly amongst women.  (www.spopk.org)

Previous Books

 

Beyond The Last Mountain

A collector’s item! “This book in 2001 is as novel as the film was in 1976”
Here is the engrossing,readable story of a unique film–and how it was made! This is the first book of its kind in Pakistan:it contains an orignalscreenplay,the actual script as filmed,withstills,and an Introduction exclusively written for the book,alongwith comments by actors,artists and critics.
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Storms and Rainbows

"far reaching dimensions ...
.... has detailed depth on many diverse subjects...”
                                Farooq Leghari, former President of Pakistan
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Bridges or Barriers?

Indigenous languages print media in South Asia. Transcripted record of the Karachi Conference April 2002
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