RAWALPINDI: A condolence reference and poetry recital were organized in the memory of renowned poet, writer and intellectual Syed Aftab Ahmad Shah under the auspices of literary and cultural organization Irtqa in collaboration with Punjab Arts Council on Wednesday.
According to a press release issued here, poets across the country participated in the programme and paid rich tributes to the renowned poet Aftab Shah.
Muhammad Izhar-ul-Haq and Prof. Sharif Ashraf presided over the program while special guests were Anjum Salimi, Saima Aftab, Fazal Gilani, Afzal Paras and Wafa Chishti.
The poets including Hassan Farooq Raza, Amjad Hussain, Musawar Abbas, Khusro Nizamuddin, Tahir Baloch, Haseeb Jamal, Rahat Bano, Zeeshan Murtaza, Shoaib Kayani, Muhammad Akbar Niazi, Aqeel Shah, Saeed Sharq, Mazhar Shehzad, Amir Azad. Nazakat Ali Mirza, Nasir Mustajab, Saddam Fida, Mubashir Hussain Bashar, Taswar Hussain Taswar, Raees Ghauri, Iftikhar Falak, Anjum Salimi, Danish Aziz, Wafa Chishti, Saima Aftab, Afzal Paras, Fazal Gilani, Naseem Sahar, Prof. Sharif Ashraf and Mohammad Izhar-ul-Haq recited poetry on the occasion.