Death anniversary of poetess Parveen Shakir being observed today

The 31st death anniversary of poetess Parveen Shakir is being observed today.

Parveen Shakir wrote both prose and poetry, contributed columns in Urdu newspapers, and a few articles in English dailies.

She was winner of the Pride of Performance award for her outstanding contribution to literature.

Her popular poetry work includes Sad-barg, Khud Kalami and Inkar which were compiled in the book Mah-e-Tamam.

Parveen Shakir died in a road accident in Islamabad in 1994 at age of forty-two.