TORONTO: Famous Urdu poet and song writer Himayat Ali Shair passed away in Toronto after a prolonged illness. Ninety-three-year-old Shair was born on 14th July 1926 in India’s Aurangabad and was later moved to Karachi after partition. Himayat Ali Shair was based in Canada since an extensive ...

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has paid rich tribute to world famous Urdu Poet Mohsin Naqvi on his 23rd martyrdom anniversary. In his message, PPP Chairman said that Naqvi individualized his poetry and personality through tedious efforts in the field of arts ...

ISLAMABAD: Famed Urdu poet and literary personality Fahmida Riaz passed away on Wednesday night in Lahore. Known for her feminist and progressive poetry, Riaz was born in Indian city of Meerut in July 28, 1945. She penned her first poem during her student days and shot to fame after publication of ...

ISLAMABAD: Urdu poet Ahmed Faraz was remembered on his 10th death anniversary on Saturday (25 August). The real name of Ahmed Faraz was Syed Ahmad Shah and he was born in Kohat on 12th January in 1931.  He was awarded with numerous awards including Adam Jee Literary Award, Sitara-e-Imtiaz and ...

ISLAMABAD: (APP) The death anniversary of renowned Urdu poet and lyricist Qateel Shifai was observed on Monday and homages were paid for his contribution in the urdu literature.According to Radio Pakistan, his real name was Muhammad Aurangzeb but he adopted Qateel Shifai as his pen name.Qateel ...