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Iftikhar Arif said that the death of one of the most popular poets of the present time was a great loss for the whole Urdu World. Prof Fateh Muhammad Malik said that Faraz always wrote the truth and raised his voice against tyranny. I.A Rehman said that Ahmed Faraz was not only the representative poet of the aspirations, struggle and perseverance of Pakistani people but his poetry was a call to people to fight for freedom and their rights Harris Khaleeq conducted the proceedings. Prof Sajjad Sheikh read the English translation of Ahmed Faraz's poetry.
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Kishwar Naheed read a poem for Ahmed Faraz. Iftikhar Arif, Chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters, Prof Fateh Muhammad Malik, Masood Mufti, Munno Bhai, Agha Nasir, Shabnam Shakeel, Sarwat Mohiyuddin and Shameem Ikramul Haq expressed their views on the life and works of Ahmed Faraz. A Rehman in his presidential address said Ahmed Faraz had woven the aspirations of the common people in his poetry in a simple yet distinct fashion. What seemed to find unanimity in the observations of the speakers was Faraz’s standing for the cause of the people, resisting the forces of oppression and the courage to speak the truth when most thought it expedient to keep quiet. The hall was full to capacity when the proceedings began. The event was national literary condolence reference for Ahmad Faraz at the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) where people had already started pouring in well before the time announced. ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: It was not a ceremonial reference or a ritual condolence meeting that lamented the passing of a very popular and widely loved and admired poet of our time but a gathering of the friends and fans of Ahmad Faraz who were meeting to discuss his loss that they knew and could feel was truly irreparable.
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