Memorial reference for Ahmed Saleem

Islamabad: Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) are holding a memorial reference to offer tributes to great efforts of famous Urdu and Punjabi poet, dramatist and researcher Ahmed Saleem at PAL on Dec 19 (Tuesday).

The literati, author of over 175 books, passed away peacefully here after a protracted illness on Dec 10. Ahmed Saleem who was among the leading activists of the Progressive Literary Movement of Pakistan. The late dramatist and poet was a student of Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Ustad Daman. He remained associated with SDPI till his last moment.

Federal Minister for Culture Jamal Shah, Iftikhar Arif, Kishwar Naheed, Asma Sherazi, Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Parveen Malik, Dr Humaira Ashfaq, Dr Shafqat Munir and other writers and poets will share their thoughts on Ahmed Saleem’s work and life.