PWC Condoles Death of Qurratulain

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Arab News
Publication Date: 
Thu, 2007-08-23 03:00

RIYADH, 23 August 2007 — Pakistan Writers’ Club (PWC) held an emergency meeting to condole the death of renowned Urdu author Qurratulain Haider, who died on Tuesday, after a prolonged illness. She was 81.

President of the club Faiz Al-Najdi presided over the session, which began with the recitation of the Holy Qur’an by Syed Khawaja Nehal Uddin. Vice-President of the club Ashiq Hussain conducted the proceedings.

H.M. Fayyaz, Naim Awan, Ali Asif Rasheed, Syed Bashir Ahmed, Omair Tariq Nadim and Gohar Rafiq also spoke on the occasion. A condolence prayer was also held.

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