Our Correspondent
Attock
First ever Pushto Poetry recitation under ’Javed Iqbal Afgar‘ award was held in Attock to acknowledge the services of Javed Iqbal Afgar in promotion of Pushto literature. This program was organised by Bismillah Jan Literary and Welfare Society Attock. More than one hundred Pushto language poets who had come from far flung areas of KP, Attock and Mianwali participated. On this auspicious occasion Program Director Radio Pakistan and famous Pushto Poet and author Laiq Zada Laiq was chief guest.
President Saghri Khattak Welfare Association Sqn Ldr Umer Khan Khattak (Retd) and senior journalist Muhammad Sabrin were also present. All the poets paid their glowing and rich tributes to Javed Iqbal Afgar for his services which he rendered for the promotion of Pushto Literature that too being resident of Punjab where Pushto language is not taught at any level. They said, his contribution to Pushto literature will strengthen relations.
