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Wednesday, December 9, 2020 15 Reports by L N Mallick For events and press releases email [email protected] or L N Mallick Pakistan Prism L N Mallick call (974) 4000 2222 L N Mallick Anjuman Muhibban-e-Urdu Hind Qatar organised an event to launch Asif Shafi’s book ‘Teray Humrah Chalna Hai’. Asif Shafi presents his book ‘Koi Phool Dil Main Khila Nahi’ to Basir Sultan Kazmi at a function in Doha. QATAR-BASED WRITER’S PUNJABI POETRY COLLECTION SECOND EDITION PUBLISHED Asif Shafi, who is a planning engineer by profession, brought out his first book of critical essays at the age of 24. He considers engineering as his profession and poetry as his passion HE second edition His personality and poetry’ of Asif Shafi’s Punja- Asif Shafi recites under the supervision of Prof bi poetry collection poetry at an event Sardar Ali Javed. ‘Payar Sazawan’ was in Doha. Earlier, Fauzia Rasheed, a Tpublished recently. student of Government Col- The well-known Qatar- lege University Faisalabad, based writer’s book has been wrote her M.Phil thesis on published by Saad Publica- the poetry of Shafi and Azam tions, Lahore. First published Jamshed, a student of Minhaj in the year 2000, the collec- University, Lahore, wrote his tion includes mainly ghaz- thesis titled ‘A critical and als and nazms. The second research overview of Asif edition has been published Shafi’s poetry.’ Asif Shafi with Amjad Islam Amjad and Aslam Kolsari at a literary with some additions owing to Pakistan’s leading Urdu event in Doha. popular demand of Punjabi newspapers have given wide poetry lovers. coverage to students writing Shafi, who is a plan- their research papers on the ning engineer by profession, The cover of the second edition of life and works of Shafi. brought out his first book of Asif Shafi’s book ‘Payar Sazawan’ In October 2018, Paki- critical essays at the age of stan’s Urdu magazine Zarbaft 24. He considers engineering admission in UET Lahore, I dedicated its 212-page spe- as his profession and poetry joined the literary society and cial edition to the literary as his passion. got the opportunity to meet achievements of Shafi. The Shafi received his basic literary stalwarts like Ahmed dents including myself. The Khila Nahi’ was published special edition of the maga- education at his ancestral Nadeem Qasmi, Munir Niazi, contents of the books were in 2003. It included appre- zine was published by Faiz town Dharanawala in District Shehzad Ahmed, Khurshid well appreciated in literary ciation by Shehzad Ahmed. Academy, Narowal, Pakistan Bahawalnagar. He passed Rizvi, Khawaja Muhammad circles in Pakistan. After a long gap of 13 years, and encompassed Shafi’s se- his Higher Secondary School Zakariya among many other “My first poetry book ‘Zara my fourth Urdu poetry book lect works and articles writ- Certificate from Government prominent poets. This era in Jo Tum Thahar Jatay’ com- ‘Juda Hona Hee Parta Hai ten by men of letters on Shafi. College, Chistian and then 1994 was the start of my lit- prising ghazals and nazms was published in July 2016. Zarbaft is published simul- joined the prestigious Uni- erary journey,” said Shafi, was published in 1998 just as Its launch ceremony was or- taneously from Lahore and versity of Engineering Tech- about his motivation towards I completed my studies. Late ganised in Qatar by Anjuman Narowal. The title cover of the CD of Asif Shafi’s songs recorded at Buzz nology (UET), Lahore, from literature. Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi wrote Muhibban-e-Urdu. Shafi, who writes ghaz- In Recording Studio, Vile Parlew East, Mumbai, India. where he graduated as a me- About his other books, appreciation flap while de- “My Punjabi language als, has been appreciated by chanical engineer in 1997. Shafi said: “My first book tailed reviews were written by poetry book ‘Payar Sazawan’ legendary literary stalwarts He started his profession- was published in 1997 during prominent poetess Shahida was published in 2000. Fol- like Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, al career with Petrochemical the last year of my studies at Hassan, Saadullah Shah and lowing the request of my Shehzad Ahmed, Khawaja Industries, Faisalabad where the university. This book in- Idrees Babur. publisher, I published a book Muhammad Zikriya, Am- he worked for more than cluded my critical essays on “Three editions of the of my select poetry titled jad Islam Amjad, Dr Saleem eight years. Before moving famous Urdu poet Saadullah book have been published so ‘Kabhi Waqt Milay Tu Aa Jao’ Akhter, Shahida Hassan, to Qatar, he worked in Saudi Shah. The book was acknowl- far. My nazms ‘Kabhi Waqt in 2014. Professor Saleem Saadullah Shah, Idrees Ba- Arabia and Kuwait. edged by the great poet late Milay Tu Aa Jao’ and ‘Sadi- Ahmed Siddiqui published a bar, Prof Ali Ahmed Fatmi “I started participating in Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi. Dr un Say Ajnabi’ won hearts of book in English titled ‘Stran- and Khalid Aleem. poetry competitions while I Zahid Munir Amir and Ja- young readers.” ger for Centuries’ comprising Shafi’s ghazals have been was still in school. Reciting meel Ahmed Adeel contrib- “My second poetry book translation of my selected po- sung by famous Bollywood the verses of ‘Poet of the East’ uted essays for the book. ‘Teray Humrah Chalna Hai’ etry in 2011.” singers like Peenaz Masani, Dr Mohammad Iqbal in the “This book came as a sur- hit the stands in 2000. The Mohammad Ahmed Sha- Vaishali Samant, Pooja Gai- Some of competitions was an excit- prise to literary circles as it flap was written by Amjad kir, a student of Urdu Depart- tonde and Rafique Sheikh. The the books ing experience. In this way, was written by a 24-year-old Islam Amjad while critical ment at Sargodha University, album of his ghazals has been written by I remembered hundreds of poet. During the same period, essay was written by Khalid has paid tributes to Shafi by named after his book ‘Kabhi Asif Shafi verses of Iqbal by heart. The my university mate, Naveed Aleem. The second edition writing his M.Phil research Waq Miley To Aa Jao’ and rhythm and power of expres- Sadiq and I jointly published of this book was published thesis on his literary contri- recorded at Buzz In Record- sion in Iqbal’s poetry always a book titled ‘Pehli Dhoop’ in 2017. My third poetry col- butions. Shakir penned his ing Studio, Vile Parlew East, attracted me. When I got comprising works of UET stu- lection ‘Koi Phool Dil Main thesis entitled ‘Asif Shafi – Mumbai, India. Pakistan board announces schedule for submission of admission forms for SSC annual exam 2021 akistan’s Federal Board of admission form to the FBISE’s the parts/entire examination as tution duly signed by the Princi- Intermediate and Secondary Office. the case may be within a period of pal. PEducation (FBISE) has an- The facility of re-appearing one year of passing the relevant All the three Pakistani edu- nounced the schedule for submis- in one or two papers of SSC examination. The candidates ap- cational institutions in Qatar – sion of admission forms for the Part-I along with Part- pearing in any subject in- Pakistan International School, Secondary School Certificate (SSC) II papers is provided volving practical exami- Pak Shamaa School and College annual examination 2021. only to passed can- nation shall appear in and Bright Future International The last date for receiving ad- didates of SSC-I the practical examina- School – are affiliated to the mission forms from overseas stu- for which papers of tion as well. However, board. dents has been set as January 7, Part-I will have to the candidates neither The FBISE was established 2021. 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