My acquaintance with Parveen Shakir's poetry began in late 1995 in Lahore, where I had gone to attend a media conference of journalists from South Asia. At the end of the conference, those of us ...

An accident at Faisal chowk on the Margalla Road in Islamabad on December 26, 1994, cost us the life of Pakistan’s foremost blunt feminine voice in Urdu poetry, Parveen Shakir.

Boxing Day (December 26) reminds us of two great modern Urdu poets, Munir Niazi (1928-2006) and Parveen Shakir (1952-1994) who left us on that day. If Niazi was the poet of melancholy and complete ...

The complete works of Parveen Shakir were published under the title 'Mah-e-Tamam' (The Full Moon), while her final poetry collection, 'Kaf-e-Aina' (The Mirror's Edge), was posthumously released after ...

Popular for her outspoken feminist sentiments in poetry, Shakir received country’s highest honor—the “Pride of Performance” award for her significant contribution to Urdu literature.

Parveen Shakir and Munir Niazi were both trendsetters in their own right, who introduced Urdu poetry to new subjects and perspectives. With the demise of copious luminary poets, we are yet to ...

This prominent name of poetry died in a road accident when she was heading to her work in Islamabad on December 26, 1994. With her ended the era of Parveen Shakir but she became the inspiration ...

Writing from a young woman's perspective, Pakistani poet Parveen Shakir had an exceptionally decorated career ️ Her distinguished contributions to Urdu poetry earned her one of the highest civil ...

The 28th death anniversary of noted poetess Parveen Shakir was observed on Monday. Parveen Shakir started writing at a very young age. She wrote both prose and poetry, contributed columns in Urdu ...

It may be recalled that Parveen Shakir, 42, was killed in a road accident here on December 26, in 1994. Her poetry was a breath of fresh air in Urdu poetry.

ISLAMABAD: Poetry of Parveen Shakir depicts elements of love, beauty and feminism and has deep and lasting impact on the minds of readers. Chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL), Dr. Qasim ...