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Postal stamp issued in honour of Parveen Shakir

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Karachi: The national postal service, Pakistan Post, is releasing a commemorative postage stamp of Rs 10 denomination in the ‘Poets of Pakistan’ series, in tribute of legendary poetess Parveen Shakir. The stamp has been designed by Adil Salahuddin (Sitara-e-Imtiaz/Pride of Performance) and printed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation, Karachi. The commemorative postage stamp will be […]


Khalid Ahmad passes away

LAHORE – Nawa-i-Waqt columnist Khalid Ahmad died at 70. Khalid was battling against lungs cancers. He is survived by widow, two sons and a daughter. Khalid had been writing column ‘Lamha Lamha’ for Nawa-i-Waqt. Besides being a known poet, he was an acknowledged playwright and author of a number of books, including ‘Tashbeeb’, ‘Hathaliun Par […]