Mehdi rendered the ghazals “Ata nahi karar kyun, “Hawa ke hote huye” and “Bechain hogaye hain hum”. Accompanying instrument players on tabla and harmonium were Gulshan Iqbal, Muhammad Aslam Ali, Sajawal Khan and Nazakat Ali. Vocalists Tariq Sadiq, Aashiq Mehdi, Wateen Qadri, Saad Farooq and Rizwana Khan rendered verses from Shakir’s poetry. Sharing snippets from their brief yet memorable encounter, she highlighted various facets of her personality – her innocence and resilience, a penchant for literature and a whim for ice cream in cold weather. Rafaqat Javaid, a close friend of Shakir, reminisced the last time she had met the poet. Students of Federal College for Women F-7/2 Shazia Shah, Saba Ali and Saira Nazir rendered Shakir’s poems in a lyrical manner. For this, I’d like to elicit the interest and involvement of our youth,” said Agha. Hence, we in the trust feel the need for promotion of creativity as one of our main objectives. The speed of the growth of new poets, novelists and ghazal singers has slowed down. There is a fear of creative literature being lost. It is an age of journalism, social media, SMS and sensationalism. “In today’s Pakistan, we are fast losing our love for literature. She added that friends and well-wishers of Shakir formed the trust to promote, protect and preserve Shakir’s poetry.
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“Yes, it has been two decades since the death of Parveen Shakir who died at the prime of her life, of her profession, of her charm, her beauty and of course at the prime of her literary career,” said Parveen Shakir Trust Chairperson Parveen Qadir Agha.
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Gulmeenay Sethi moderated the evening, likening its multiple sessions to chapters of a short novel, which rekindled Shakir’s memory with affection and praised her contribution to the world of Urdu literature. She was 42.Īdmirers remembered her in fond words, often punctuating her verses and anecdotes in their touching tributes. Shakir died in a car accident in Islamabad on a rainy winter morning December 26, 1994. Friends and fans on Saturday paid rich tributes to Parveen Shakir at a session to mark her 20th death anniversary.