Naveed Ahmad Khan        Photos by Ramzan Mughal 

Islamabad: “Our glorious history and rich cultural heritage preserved by our people as an apple of their eyes are a single system of the unique material and spiritual values that have reached our days. Some of these values have also been widely recognized as world heritage treasures. The glorification of the sacred values of the Turkmen people is reflected in the content of the great book “Jewel of the Mind” created by the wisdom of our Hero-Arkadag,” – said the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan H.E Atadjan Movlamov, addressing the audience during the presentation of the new book “Jewel of the Mind” of the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the Embassy of Turkmenistan, Islamabad on Monday, 28th April, 2025.

The Ambassador has given a detailed presentation to the representatives of Pakistani Media, explaining not just the contents of the book, but also its concept and philosophy, which motivated the Turkmen National Leader to pen it down.

The book was published last year in November and contains an introduction and two chapters. The first chapter of the book, Travel to History, describes Turkmenistan’s history, how it started and how far it has come, while its second chapter, Spiritual Heritage, exclusively brings to life the values of Turkmen culture and the spiritual facets of Turkmen heritage.

Talking about the book and especially its second chapter, Ambassador said, “As for its content, National Leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had included materials devoted to the influence of Magtymguly Pyragy’s works on human values, our glorious history, and the contribution of the nation’s culture to world civilisation.”

The Ambassador said that the book will allow foreign readers to get acquainted with interesting information about the history of the Turkmen people, moral values, the evolution of science, education, and culture in Turkmenistan, and the principles of peacefulness and creation inherited from the Oguzhan era.

About “Jewel of the Mind,” the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan emphasized that while creating the new book, he used his previously written works and publications presented to the public, as well as information collected on the basis of recent historical discoveries made by local archaeologists and manuscripts brought from abroad, which makes Turkmen people to be more proud of their history and glorify their Motherland.