Poets, writers, former colleagues and members of the ParveenShakir Trust (PST) under leadership of Chairperson of the PST MrsParveenQadir Agha observed on Friday (Dec 26, 2025) 31st death anniversary of their dear colleague and Pakistan’s celebrated poet ParveenShakir who breathed her last on Dec 26, 1994 in a car accident.
They gathered at her grave to offer ‘Fateha’ and to pay respects to the departed poet. A contingent of the Pakistan Customs led by Assistant Collector (AC) ShazraSaeed also joined the mourners and laid floral wreaths on her grave in the H-8 graveyard.
Members of the PST RiffatHaider, DrRubinaSiddique, Salman Nabi, Muhammad Siddique, MajidQureshi Anwar Jahangiri and a large number of her fans paid glowing tributes to ParveenShakir on the occasion and shared their memories of the late poetess, her poetry and her personally.
ParveenQadir Agha on the occasion briefed the media about the PST’s literary activities and Aks-e-Khushbu Award given annually under ParveenShakir’s name to the young writers, poets and translators.
She said the PST would continue to relive ParveenShakir’s memory from the trust’s platform through various events such as ‘mushaira’, seminars, literary dialogue and above all the annual ‘Aks-e-Khushbu’ Award for the best works of poetry and fiction, etc. One such event is being organized next year in February, said she.
Member PST Salman Nabi said that PST was expanding its literary activities not only in Pakistan but also overseas. Last year ParveenShakir Festival was celebrated in Canada by the PST Canada chapter. Soon the PST will also organize a literary festival in Malaysia, he said.
MsShazraSaeed AC Customs said it was an honour to lay a floral wreath on ParveenShakir’s grave who was a represntative of women’s sensitivities. Her father RanaSaeedAkhtar who is also a poet recited ParveenShakir’s poems on the occasion and called her a role model for the young generation, paticularly girls.
ParveenShakir’s fans on the occasion pledged to continue to spread ParveenShakir’s message particularly among the youth.
ParveenShakir’s poetry collections ‘Khushbu’ and others are among the best sellers even today.
