Islamabad
\nPoets, writers, former colleagues and members of the Parveen Shakir Trust (PST) under leadership of Chairperson of the trust Mrs Parveen Qadir Agha observed on Friday (Dec 26, 2025) 31st death anniversary of their dear colleague and Pakistan\u2019s prominent poet Parveen Shakir who breathed her last on Dec 26, 1994 in a car accident.
\nThey gathered at her grave to offer \u2018Fateha\u2019 and pay respects to the departed poet.A contingent of the Pakistan Customs led by Assistant Collector (AC) Shazra Saeed also joined the mourners and laid floral wreaths on her grave in the H-8 graveyard.
\nMembers of the PST Riffat Haider, Dr Rubina Siddique, Salman Nabi, Muhammad Siddique, Majid Qureshi Anwar Jahangiri and a large number of her fans paid glowing tributes to Parveen Shakir on the occasion and shared their memories of the late poetess, her poetry and her personally.
\nParveen Qadir Agha on the occasion briefed the media about the PST\u2019s literary activities and Aks-e-Khushbu Award given annually under Parveen Shakir\u2019s name to the young writers, poets and translators.
\nShe said the PST would continue to relive Parveen Shakir\u2019s memory from the trust\u2019s platform through various events such as \u2018mushaira\u2019, seminars, literary dialogue and above all the annual \u2018Aks-e-Khushbu\u2019 Award for the best works of poetry and fiction, etc. One such event is being organized next year in February, said she.
\nMember PST
\nSalman Nabi said that PST was expanding its literary activities not only in Pakistan but also overseas. Last year Parveen Shakir Festival was celebrated in Canada by the PST Canada chapter. Soon the PST will also organize a literary festival in Malaysia, he said.
\nMs Shazra Saeed AC Customs said it was an honour to lay a floral wreath on Parveen Shakir\u2019s grave who was a represntative of women\u2019s sensitivities. Her father Rana Saeed Akhtar who is also a poet recited Parveen Shakir\u2019s poems on the occasion and called her a role model for the young generation, paticularly girls.
\nParveen Shakir\u2019s fans on the occasion pledged to continue to spread Parveen Shakir\u2019s message particularly among the youth.
\nParveen Shakir\u2019s poetry collections \u2018Khushbu\u2019 and others are among the best sellers even today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad Poets, writers, former colleagues and members of the Parveen Shakir Trust (PST) under leadership of Chairperson of the trust Mrs Parveen Qadir Agha observed on Friday (Dec 26, 2025) 31st death anniversary of their dear colleague and Pakistan\u2019s prominent poet Parveen Shakir who breathed her last on Dec 26, 1994 in a car accident. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":522218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-522301","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n