The Pakistani Spectator

Bangla Academy organized a 3-day “First International Literary Conference on 26-28th June 2011in Dhaka. The main theme of the conference was “Contemporary South Asia Writings”. Finance Minister, Cultural Affairs Minister and State Minister for Cultural Affairs attended the conference as Chief Guest, Special Guests respectively.
In the sixth session of the conference on 27June, following three [...]

I have been asked to share my poetry with every body at TPS.  The below I wrote in respect of the parents who lost their little kids in very early years after birth.
This is dedicated to my Friend Ummar’s beautiful Daughter “Sara” who left him on her very first birthday!
” Adhoori Talaash”
Hanstay Muskaratay phool, woh [...]

I remember his verses
In his trails, words of revolution
In his thoughts, words of gold
Now carry we will, in our way
In continuation, to find
What became a dream?
For the poet, for our friend
A blessed soul, of our own
Not borrowed, not stolen
One of our own, the Faraz
We will miss him and words
That breathed revolution
Death can only bring whispers
But [...]