Parveen Shakir’s death anniversary

Islamabad:Poets, writers, former colleagues and members of the Parveen Shakir Trust (PST) led by Chairperson of the trust Mrs Parveen Qadir Agha observed on Thursday (Dec 26, 2024) 30th death anniversary of their dear colleague and Pakistan’s prominent poet Parveen Shakir who breathed her last on Dec 26, 1994 after she succumbed to her injuries in a fatal accident, says a press release.

They gathered at her grave to offer ‘Fateha’ and pay respects to the departed poet.A contingent of the Pakistan Customs and a delegation of the Pakistan Academy of Letters also joined the mourners and laid floral wreaths on her grave in the H-8 graveyard.

Members of the PST Riffat Haider, Dr Rubina Siddique, Seema Anwar and Muneeza Syed also paid glowing tributes to Parveen Shakir on the occasion.They pledged to relive her memory from the trust’s platform through various events such as ‘mushaira’, seminars, literary dialogue and above all the annual ‘Aks-e-Khushbu’ Award for the best works of poetry and fiction, etc. One such event is being organized next year in February, said a PST member.Parveen Shakir’s poetry collections ‘Khushbu’ and others are among the best sellers even today.