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Habib Jalib’s requiem for Armenia prefigures the current conflict
Jalib penned verses on some of the most pressing affairs of the 20th century, whether local, regional or international
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The dirge Muneebur Rahman wrote after Gandhi’s assassination
It is generally regarded as one of Rahman’s best and most representative poems
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Reading Mohammad Khalid Akhtar’s futuristic satire on International Translation Day
Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor deemed it the first social and political satire in Urdu
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Reading two South Asian poets on Gamal Abdel Nasser’s 50th death anniversary
His passing away marked the closing of a chapter in world history, the consequences of which we are still facing today
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The forgotten legacy of Black September, 50 years on
The notion that the UAE and Bahrain are signing normalisation deals with Israel for peace is risible
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Reading Najeeba Arif’s dirge for Asif Farrukhi on his 61st birthday
Arif’s poem was written on the evening that Farrukhi passed away
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Reading Sulaiman Areeb’s ode to man’s immortality on his 50th death anniversary
In his short life, Areeb managed to release only two collections of poetry
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Would Fahmida Riaz have refused the presidential award?
Dr Ujan’s courageous action confirms her as a great daughter of a great writer
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Revisiting Qalandar Momand’s landmark ‘Address to Khyber’ on his 90th birthday
This collection established Momand as one of the most influential and greatest Pashto poets of the 20th century
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Reading Amrita Pritam’s biting polemic on her 101st birthday
Amrita Pritam published more than 100 books over the course of her life
