Intizar Hussain

Shahr-e-Afsos performed to pay tribute to Intizar Hussain on first death anniversary

Arts Council reveals plans for theatre festival, paying tribute to Intizar Hussain

The award will be given to a literary figure every year

In his death, we grieve the passing away of arguably our greatest storyteller

Hussain was a recipient of a number of national and international literary awards, including Sitara-e-Imitaz

His permanence tricked us into believing that a day might never come when language and its milieu will be orphaned

Intizar Husain was the first Pakistani and first Urdu writer ever to be nominated for The Man Booker Prize award