HYDERABAD, March 10: Sindh has given birth to many an immortal poets like Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Sachal Sarmast and revolutionary poet Shaikh Ayaz.

This was said by Urdu poet Himayat Ali Shair at a function held here on Sunday at the Dial Das Club where his poetic work Aaina Dar Aaina was launched.

He said that there was beauty in the poetry of all languages and added that a poet became immortal through his poetic works.

The function was organized by the Hyderabad Bazam-i-Adab and was presided over by the vice chancellor of the University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Mazharul Haq Siddiqui.

Speaking on the occasion the vice chancellor said that without literature and poetry, the promotion of any language would become a misnomer.

STBB: The convenor, Save the Educational and Literary Organizations Committee, Mansoor Qadir Junejo, has warned that if the chairman of the Sindh Text Book Board, Khalid Mehmood Soomro, who had been transferred to Sukkur as DCO, was not made to leave the charge of the board, a protest movement will be launched and his corrupt practices will be exposed with proof.

In a statement issued here on Sunday, he accused Soomro of corruption and destroying the board. Mr Junejo demanded that a case should be registered against him.