Ibrahim Jalees death anniversary observed

Famous Pakistani writer Ibrahim Jalees death anniversary was observed on Wednesday. Ibrahim Jalees was born on August 22, 1924, at Bangalore, with a flair for literature. He had begun broadcasting and writing for local newspapers and magazines during his student days.
Jalees began his literary career in 1938 and like most writers of that time was influenced by the Progressive Writers Movement. His first collection of short stories, Zard Chehrey, was published in 1945 reflecting poverty. Jalees's memorable piece, Do Mulk, Aik Kahani, was an acknowledgement of his disillusionment in Pakistan where he spent his hard days in sheer survival though he won acclaim as a columnist commenting on current affairs in a lighter vein. On his return from a six-week tour of China, in 1951, he wrote a travelogue, Nai Deewar-i-Cheen. Jalees went to Karachi in 1955 and in 1957, when Majeed Lahori died, Jalees joined Jang where he wrote the humour column 'Waghaira Waghaira'.