Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Poetic Obituaries: [Hameed Akhtar] spent his sixty years

in journalism and literature.

He had been general secretary of 'Anjuman Tarqi Pasand Musanfeen' (Progressive Writers Association). He was comrade of Faiz Ahmed Faiz and close friend of Saher Ludhianvi and Ibne Insha. The famous writer was born in Indian city Ludhiana.

from The Nation: Hameed Akhtar passes away

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