THATTA, March 15: The Thatta Heritage Society has urged the Thatta district government to build a fountain at the junction of Thatta and Makli to honour distinguished scholar Dr Anne-Marie Schimmel as an acknowledgment of her literary services and her profound love for Makli.Talking to thos correspondent, Prof Dr Mohammad Ali Manjhi, the society’s general secretary, said that the extraordinary scholar and author of ‘The Triumphal Sun’, ‘I am Wind, You are Fire’, ‘Pearls of Indus’ and lectures on Rumi’s Masnavi and the Quran and other works on Sufism had captured public imagination.

Criticising the extremist elements, he said that after her death, some religious elements in Thatta had opposed Dr Schimmel’s burial in Makli she had wished for. They said that the great scholar was buried in Germany, her home country, but honouring her last wishes, some people had installed a plaque in her memory at a site adjacent to the grave of Pir Hussamuddin Rashdi where she wanted to be buried.

He expressed the hope that Thatta District Nazim Shafqat Hussain Shah Shirazi would help materialise the token memorial for Dr Schimmel as it would also beautify the historical town of Makli.

ARTISTE KILLED: Abdul Sattar Andaz, a versatile stage artiste, a poet and a social and political activist was killed while two of his daughters, a son and a grandson were injured after Ibrahim Manchhar, his brother-in-law, attacked the family in the costal town of Chuhar Jamali on Thursday morning.Residents said that the accused lost his temper over a petty dispute between children, stormed the house of the decease armed with a Lathi and hit him on his head repeatedly. He also attacked and injured his daughters Nazrunisa and Gulabunisa, son Gulshan Abbas and grandson, Mehar Ali when they tried to save the deceased.

Born in 1943 in Sanjar Chang village, his father migrated to Indus creek ‘Mancharan Jee Miyan’ and was a fisherman. Abdul Sattar gained popularity in 1976 because of his outstanding stage performances. He also authored mystic and popular poetry. He spent much of his time reading books or participating in the village Katchehries.

Literary circles and artistes have demanded of the authorities to immediately arrest his killer.: Abdul Sattar Andaz, a versatile stage artiste, a poet and a social and political activist was killed while two of his daughters, a son and a grandson were injured after Ibrahim Manchhar, his brother-in-law, attacked the family in the costal town of Chuhar Jamali on Thursday morning.Residents said that the accused lost his temper over a petty dispute between children, stormed the house of the decease armed with a Lathi and hit him on his head repeatedly. He also attacked and injured his daughters Nazrunisa and Gulabunisa, son Gulshan Abbas and grandson, Mehar Ali when they tried to save the deceased.

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