Pakistan Writers’ Forum celebrates I-Day

JEDDAH, 4 September — Pakistan Writers’ Forum, a group of poets and authors, celebrated Pakistan’s Independence Day (Aug. 14) at Hotel Shaheen here. Hundreds of prominent Pakistani expatriates attended the evening. The chief guest on the occasion was Dr. Ghulam Akbar Niazi. President of the forum, Mohsin Alvi, led a host of prominent speakers who highlighted the contribution of the independence heroes. Mohsin also detailed the activities of the forum. Some of the poets who recited their compositions in praise of the motherland, were Muhammad Khaliq, Ahmad Saud Qasmi, Nazar Hijazi, Mohsin Alvi, Qamar Haider Qamar, Ather Abbasi, Habib Siddiqui, Zamaruddin Khan Saifee and Abdul Qayyum Wasiq.