Poets, writers, former colleagues and members of the ParveenShakir Trust (PST) led by Chairperson of the trust MrsParveenQadir Agha observed on Thursday (Dec 26, 2024) 30th death anniversary of their dear colleague and Pakistan’s prominent poet ParveenShakir who breathed her last on Dec 26, 1994 after she succumbed to injuries in a fatal accident.
They gathered at her grave to offer Fateha and pay respects to the departed poet. A contingent of the Pakistan Customs and a delegation of the Pakistan Academy of Letters also joined the mourners and laid floral wreaths on her grave in the H-8 graveyard.
Besides, a large number of the fans of ParveenShakir’s poetry also turned up at the grave and recited her popular couplets. They called her a trendsetter who gave voice to women’s sensibilities in her poems. Even today, she is considered a symbol of women empowerment and a role model for the young emerging women writers and poets. Among ParveenShakir’s former colleagues who had arrived to pay their respects included ex-collector Customs, NajeeburRehmanAbbasi, Income Tax group’s retired officer Muhammad Siddique, Shalimar Recording Company’s Mr Anwar Jahangiri, Registrar of the FTO, Khalid Javed, Director General (DG) KhuldoonulHaq, ex-Member Customs, Salman Nabi, another colleague from the Customs Group ZafarBaig and Director Administration Farhan Khan. Eminent poet MehboobZafar and Director General of the PAL, Sultan Nasir also laid floral wreath and offered Fateha there.
Members of the PST RiffatHaider, DrRubina, Seema Anwar and Muneeza Syed also paid glowing tributes to ParveenShakir on the occasion.
