A. K. Brohi (1915-1987)
A. K. Brohi was a lawyer and later a jurist who held many official positions in
the government of Pakistan, including ministerial positions under military rule.
His chief contribution is through a number of keynote addresses which have been
collected in booklets. These include Islam in the Modern World, A Faith to Live
By and Adventures in Self-Expression. During the rule of the military ruler,
General Zia ul-Haq (1979-89), A. K. Brohi became the chief spokesman of a new
ruling elite which promoted a profane consonance between science and the Qur’an.
Many conferences were held for this purpose and official media promoted these
activities. Sometimes called the mid-night advisor, A. K. Brohi was the
intellectual behind the General whose rule was abruptly terminated in a fatal
airplane crash in 1989.
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