Tag: Poet
Sindh culture dept forgets ailing poet of Sindh; family in trouble
LARKANA: Noted Sindhi poet and writer Shaikh Farazi is ill since last six months, but the provincial culture and tourism department is unaware of...
PAL to organise Allama Iqbal National Seminar on November 9
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL), National History and Literary Heritage Division will hold a one-day seminar to mark the birth anniversary of poet...
Aleem Khan takes notice of homeless old poet’s plight
--Robina Parveen admitted to Punjab Institute of Mental Health, Team Aleem Khan to arrange permanent residence for her as well
LAHORE: Taking notice of news item...
Arab Israeli poet jailed for online incitement released
An Arab Israeli woman jailed for five months for incitement to violence and support for a terrorist organisation in online poems and other social media posts...
Iconic song ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ poet suffers in poverty
'Dil Dil Pakistan' is may be the most iconic Pakistan national song. This number took Vital Signs to the peak of popularity across the globe...
Fakhar Zaman’s new poetry book published
The new poetry book of the famous writer and poet Fakhar Zaman titled ‘Waqt Ko Tham Lo’ has been published.
Zaman is a famous Urdu,...
Revolutionary poet Josh Malihabadi remembered on his death anniversary
ISLAMABAD: Revolutionary Urdu poet Josh Malihabadi who contributed with his poetry against the British Rule for the independence of the sub-continent was remembered on his...
Mirza Ghalib remembered on his 149th death anniversary
ISLAMABAD: Several literary organisations arranged functions to pay tributes to the legendary poet, Mirza Ghalib, while electronic media ran different ghazals of the poet...
Israel to ban poet who referred Ahed Tamimi as hero
TEL AVIV: In Germany, the Kulturkampf referred to battles between civil and religious authorities over control of what the state would look like. In...
Beloved columnist, poet Munnu Bhai passes away at 84
LAHORE: Pakistan's renowned columnist and poet Munir Ahmed Qureshi, more popularly referred to as Munnu Bhai, passed away on Friday, at the age of 84.
Munnu...
33rd death anniversary of Faiz observed
November 20th marks the day when Pakistan lost one of its finest literary minds and a revolutionary poet. 33 years after his death, Faiz...
Allama Iqbal’s 140th birth anniversary being observed today
LAHORE: Pakistani philosopher poet and the conceiver of the idea of Pakistan, Muhammad Iqbal’s (Allama Iqbal) 140th birth anniversary is being celebrated on Thursday with...
Amrita Pritam remembered on her 12th death anniversary
LAHORE: The leading 20th century Punjabi poetess, novelist and essayist, Amrita Pritam will be remembered on her 12th death anniversary. To pay tribute to the...
23rd death anniversary of revolutionary poet Habib Jalib being observed
The 23rd death anniversary of renowned revolutionary poet Habib Jalib is being observed today (Saturday).
Habib Jalib was born on March 24, 1928, in a...
Poet arrested as Iran starts crackdown on artists, activists
An Iranian poet who backed a reformist candidate in 2009's disputed presidential election has been detained amid a crackdown on artists and activists, a...
Akhtar Imam Rizvi remembered
Syed Akhtar Imam Rizvi, famous poet, intellectual, columnist, dramatist and broadcaster was remembered in a ceremony organised by Rawalpindi Arts Council on Saturday to...
Iftikhar Arif for political vision to promote Urdu
Renowned Urdu poet Iftikhar Arif has underlined the need of a definite political vision for the promotion and growth of national language in the...
