Bhugio appointed head of Pakistan Academy of letters
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The government has appointed Dr Muhammad Qasim Bhugio as the chairman of Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL).
The Establishment Division had issued the notification on Saturday, said a press release. Bhugio, a PhD scholar, is a linguist and writer of Sindhi language. He has been head of the Faculty of Arts and Honourary Chair Professor of Shamsul Islam Mirza Kalich Beg Chair at University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
Bhugio studied Sindhi language and literature in his master’s degree at the university in 1976. He also earned an LLB and another master’s in journalism from the same varsity.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 4th, 2015.