Josh’s death anniversary observed

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: The writers and poets of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad laid floral wreath on the grave of legendary poet Josh Malihabadi on the occasion of his death anniversary.

Besides, members of the Josh Memorial Committee and Josh Literary Foundation, the chairman of Academy of Letters, Iftikhar Arif, and director-general M.B. Baluch, Dr Alia Imam, prominent poetess and grand-daughter of Josh Malihabadi, Tabassum Akhlaq, Farrukh Jamal, Akhlaq Ahmad, Tariq Shahid and Mehboob Zafar were also present on the occasion.—PPI

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