ALLAMA Iqbal’s first poetic collection in Urdu, Baang-i-Dara, was first published in 1924. But before Iqbal could bring out ...

His published books include Tarkash and Lava. Based in Pakistan, Tehzeeb Hafi is one of the young age leaders of Urdu poetry as a result of having digitally spread on social media through the ...

The ‘mix’ in Mixed Voices came from the inclusion of poets writing in Urdu and the Pakistani languages, a sort of cross-fertilisation taking place in terms of themes and treatment. Thus ...

ISLAMABAD, Apr 10 (APP): Renowned poet Iftikhar Arif bagged Kamal-e-Fun Award for the year 2023 on Thursday for his services ...

“Very few people are familiar with Urdu literature, even through poetry. There were forms such as the qasida — used to praise someone or a marsiya, a song of sorrow that have faded out,” he say ...