Mushaira held in Khyber

LANDIKOTAL: A poetry recital session was arranged in Mulagory tehsil in Khyber district on Sunday.

Deputy Commissioner Mehmood Aslam Wazir was chief guest on the occasion. The mushaira was jointly arranged by district administration in collaboration with Sports and Culture Department. Rich tributes were paid to the great Pashto poet Ameer Hamza Khan Shinwari.

A good number of poets, intellectuals and writers from different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participated. The theme of session was Yadgerana (remembering) to shed light on the life and poetry of Hamza Baba.

Speaking on the occasion, Mehmood Aslam Wazir announced to hold international poetry gathering soon in which national and international poets and writers would take part.