Dedicated to the music composers, artists and instrumentalists of Pakistan Television (PTV) and Radio Pakistan who tug at our heartstrings through their melodious music despite their meagre means, the book Gun Geyaan comprises geets by seasoned poet Ali Akbar Abbas. He is a senior poet whose seven books have been published already namely Bar Aab-e-Neel, […]
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Seven years on: Abeda Azad lives in the hearts of the civil society
Fans and admirers would mark the seventh death anniversary of the celebrated author, activist, poet and journalist, Abeda Iqbal Azad, who breathed her last on April 20, 2012. Her untimely death cut short her career, which was at its high point. To commemorate her anniversary, several literary organisations have planned memorial sessions and reference meetings. […]
Remembering Ashfaq Ahmed on 14th death anniversary
7th September is the 13th death anniversary of the great writer Ashfaq Ahmed. He motivated millions of people in his life. His program Talqeen Shah which started in 1962 and continued for decades was also a motivational program: through that, he inculcated in the minds of public the true values of life and how to […]
Tribute paid to Hassan Dars on 52nd birth anniversary
HYDERABAD: Literary circles, writers, poets and youth cadres have paid tribute to the poet of nature, love and romance Hassan Dars on his he 52nd birth anniversary. Sindh University Jamshoro organised a ceremony in this regard on Wednesday. The gathering was arranged by literary approached youth to give tribute to the late poet of Sindh. Baboo […]
Nation pays homage to Fatima Surraya Bajia on 88th birthday
Pakistan observes 88th birthday of acclaimed novelist and playwright Fatima Surraya Bajia today. Fatima, the sister of poet Anwar Maqsood, was born in Hyderabad in September 1930, while she migrated to Pakistan along with her family after partition. Bajia, despite not having a proper degree, mastered Arabic, Persian, English and Urdu literature, and remains to […]
Google pays tribute to Mirza Ghalib on 220th birthday
LAHORE: Google paid tribute to the legendary poet Mirza Ghalib’s on his 220th birth anniversary with a doodle. Ghalib was born in Agra on December 27, 1797 and started composing his poems from the age of 11. The legendary poet, who wrote many ghazals and poems in Urdu, Persian and Arabic language during the […]