parveen_shakir

  • Work-from-home

Dark

Darknes will Fall
VIP
Jun 21, 2007
28,885
12,579
1,313
Parveen Shakir
is one of the most popular Urdu poets of modern times.{(king)} Tragically, she died in a car accident in 1994. {(cry2)}Shakir achieved fame while still a student of English literature at the University of Karachi. {(popcorn)}
 
Feb 28, 2008
40
14
0
39
Parveen Shakir was born on 24th November, 1952 in Karachi, Pakistan. She was highly educated with two masters degrees, one in English literature and one in linguistics. She also held a Ph.D and another masters degree in Bank Administration.

She was a teacher for nine years before she joined the Civil Service and worked in the Customs department. In 1986 she was appointed the second secretary, CBR in Islamabad.

A number of books of her poetry have been published. In chronological order, they are Khushboo (1976), Sad-barg (1980), Khud-kalaami (1990), Inkaar (1990) and Maah-e-Tamaam (1994). Her first book, Khushboo, won the Adamjee award. Later she was awarded the Pride of Performance award, which is the highest award given by the Pakistan government.

On 26th December, 1994, on her way to work, her car collided with a truck and the world of modern Urdu poetry lost one of its brightest stars.

Parveen Shakir initially wrote under the pen-name of 'Beena'. She considered Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi her 'ustad
 
Top