Iftikhar Arif's plea for extension rejected

The Education Ministry has rejected the application of well-known poet Iftikhar Arif for job extension as Chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters. According to sources in the Education Ministry, renowned Urdu poet Ahmed Faraz is likely to be appointed chairman of the academy. Sources told Business Recorder that Iftikhar Arif's tenure for the post would end in March. He had requested for expansion in his job but the ministry did not give him a positive response.
The government has decided to appoint Ahmed Faraz as chairman, Pakistan Academy of Letters, who has already proved his metal as National Book Foundation chairman.