Modern Poetry of Pakistan offers many offshoots of the classical tradition of Muslim poetry in India. Although Amir Khusrau (1253-1325), considered by some to be the first poet writing in a ...

Fahmida Riaz, who died in Pakistan last week, was not just another poet, fiction writer or translator. She broke social taboos and set new standards in Urdu literature, writes M Ilyas Khan.

Balochistan [Pakistan], January 27 (ANI): A young Baloch poet identified as Qasim has been missing from the Kech district of Pakistan's Balochistan province. According to the Balochistan Post ...

The seventh death anniversary of renowned poet, playwright and columnist Muneer Ahmed popularly known as Munnu Bhai was ...

"When I was seven, Parveen Shakir was the chief guest at an event at Liaquat Gymnasium in Rawalpindi. For that gathering, one ...

The third death anniversary of renowned Urdu poet and Broadcaster Munawar Jameel is being observed today. He wrote many Urdu plays for Radio Pakistan and remained Editor of Radio Pakistan Bahawalpur’s ...

In our weekly literally series, 'Kitab Di Parchol', our Pakistan correspondent reviews Punjabi poet Baba Najmi's collection of poetry, Sochan Wich Jahan. Baba Najmi was a poet whose pen wrote emotion.

In our weekly literary series, Kitaab Di Parchol, our Lahore-based correspondent lays out Punjabi poet Razaq Shahid's poetry from his book, 'Goongiyan Cheekan.' To listen to this feature in ...

Join poet-writer Karuna Ezara Parikh as she explores the timeless charm of Kolkata, a city where food, art, and heritage ...

Eminent poet and educationist Mamun Aiman from New ... out the relevant facts and figures from his columns published in Pakistan and in the US Urdu press during the past twenty-four years.