Riffat Qasimi passes away | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

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Riffat Qasimi passes away

KARACHI: Noted Urdu poet Riffat-ul-Qasimi died here on Tuesday after a long illness. He was in his eighties.

A banker by profession, Qasimi Sahib has left two collections of his poetic works – Dukh Paighambri Ke and Ishq-i-Natamam.

He was laid to rest in the Zafar Town graveyard in Qaidabad.
Source: Dawn
Date:6/30/2010