Daily Times

A poetry recital in honour of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) recipient poet and intellectual Nasir Ali Syed was arranged by Bazm-e-Ahbab-e-Qalam in collaboration with Rawalpindi Arts Council. The ceremony was presided over Haleem Qureshi and Maj (R) Muhammad Amir was chief guest while Mumtaz Malik, Mehmooda Ghazia and Sabeen Younis were guests of honour. The poets include Farkhanda Shamim, Kher un Nisa Kheri, Sultan Harfi, Khalid Saeed, Khalid Mehmood Amar, Azwar Lone, Muhammad Irfan, Fareed Zahid, Mazhar Masood, Dr Fozia Sahar, Tabassum Ikhlaq, Bushra Hazein, Sabeen Younis, Gul-e-Nazik, Younis, Ali Ahmed Qamar, Junaid Azr, Hamid Shah, Asifa Muryam Zahid Nisar, Noman Nomi, Mumtaz Malik, Mehmooda Ghazia, Dr Javed Munzar, Nasir Ali Syed and Haleem Qureshi recited their poetry. The mushaira was anchored by Farkhanda Shamim.