Renowned poetess Shabnam Shakeel died in Karachi. Her Namaz-e-Janaza will be offered in F-11 Graveyard in Islamabad on Sunday after Zuhr prayers. Chairman‚ Pakistan Academy of Letters Abdul Hameed expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of Shabnam Shakeel.
Meanwhile a PR adds: Prominent Arabic scholar, poet and critic Dr Khursheed Rizvi said on Saturday poetess Shabnum Shakeel was "one of the best" among contemporary poets. He said that Shabnum Shakeel's father, Abid Ali Abid, was also a good poet and his qualities were reflected in her works. President of Pakistan Arts Council Karachi Muhammad Ahmed Shah and office-bearers of Pakistan Writers Welfare Trust (PWWT), a literary NGO, also condoled her death.
Poets grieving her death included Naseer Turabi, Dr Pirzada Qasim, Iftikhar Arif, Khalid Ahmed, Jazib Quraishi, Bismil Sabri, Ikhlaq Akhtar Hameedi, Saleem Tahir, Amjad Islam Amjad, Kishwar Naheed, Attaul Haq Qasmi, Shahid Hameed, Eijaz Rehmani, Naseer Koti, Abbas Tabish, Dr Arshad Rizvi, Sughra Sadaf, Aisha Masood, Zeb Azkar, Ehtesham Anwar and Khurram Jamil.
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