A special issue of the quarterly Adbiyat featuring works of four important poets of Pakistani languages was released on Monday by the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL).
Addressing the occasion, Chairman Fakhar Zaman said four poets, namely Sheikh Ayaz, Meer Gul Khan Naseer, Ameer Hamza Khan Shinwari and Ahmed Rahi were the hallmarks of modern poetry. He said the issue contained pieces of prominent writers including Afzal Touseef, Naseer Mirza, Adal Somro, Zulfiqar Hali Poto, Aseer Abdul Qadir Shahwani, Yousuf Gichki, Shah Muhammad Marri, Agha Gul, Waheed Zaheer, Wahid Bux Buzdar, Dr Ali Dost Baloch, Taha Khan, Dr Muhammad Azam Azam, Dawar Khan Daud, Dr Raaj Wali Shah Khattak, Syed Tahir Bukhari, Ahmed Paracha, Aseer Mangal, Aslam Raheel Mirza, Aizaz Ahmed Azar, Dr Nasir Rana, Shakir Kandaan, Akhlaq Atif, Humaira Ahmed Rahi and many others. Fakhar Zaman said the next special issue of Adbiyat would be on writings for children.
The issue would have four to five volumes covering not only selected writings from international literature for children but also from Urdu and other Pakistani languages. He said the PAL was also planning to compile a special issue on the life and works of Ustad Daman.
