LAHORE: An annual scholarship, honouring the legacy of the late human rights activist Asma Jahangir, was announced by Beaconhouse on Friday. The announcement was made by Nasreen Mahmud Kasuri, founder and chairperson of the Beaconhouse Group, at a special memorial organised at Beaconhouse Liberty Campus that celebrated the life of the legendary Asma Jahangir. The memorial was attended by students, teachers and educational leaders in addition to renowned social activists and close friends, family and colleagues of the late Jahangir. The event featured keynote speeches by lawyer Sulema Jehangir, daughter of Jahangir, Nazish Ataullah, former principal National College of Arts, Khawar Mumtaz, chairperson of the National Commission on Status of Women, Salima Hashmi, former dean of the School of Visual Arts at BNU/former principal NCA and Nasreen Kasuri, founder and chairperson of Beaconhouse. On the occasion, speakers shared anecdotes from Jahangir’s remarkable life, highlighting the key influences in her formative years and explaining how she came to be the Asma Jahangir that the world knew. Speakers also spoke of Jahangir’s unwavering commitment towards her family and friends. Three exceptional students from Beaconhouse also shared their thoughts through prose and poetry on how Asma Jahangir’s struggle touched them at a deep, personal level. Asma Jahangir was Pakistan’s most prominent human rights activist who died unexpectedly on February 11, 2018 at the age of 66. The news of Jahangir’s death shook the political, legal, social and media circles of Pakistan. She along with her sister Hina was instrumental in forming the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan to fight for the underprivileged and underserved of society. Published in Daily Times, March 10th 2018.