My acquaintance with Parveen Shakir's poetry began in late 1995 in Lahore, where I had gone to attend a media conference of journalists from South Asia. At the end of the conference, those of us in ...

Parveen Shakir (1952-94) was a poet and a civil servant in Pakistan who enjoyed immense fame before her untimely death in an automobile accident, 25 years ago today. Her first book of poems, ‘Khushboo ...

Legendary poetess Parveen Shakir was remembered on her 71st birth anniversary being observed here and across the country on Friday. Parveen Shakir was a legendary female poet who started poetry in her ...

RAWALPINDI: A reference was organised to pay tribute to the legendary poetess Parveen Shakir at the Urdu department of the Fatima Jinnah Women University on Tuesday. Dr Mussarat Sheikh said Shakir ...

Legendary poetess Parveen Shakir remembered on her 69th birth anniversary across the country on Wednesday. Parveen Shakir was a legendary female poet who started poetry in her childhood. Parveen ...