Poetry is inseparable from passion. In every act of creativity, passion functions not merely as a catalyst but as the very substratum that sustains the imaginative universe of the poet. The poet, in ...

KARACHI Striking up a conversation with Iftikhar Arif is an enlightening experience, minus the moderation part. Reasons he is a top-notch poet, a highly educated individual and a cultured human being.

The oft-repeated literary adage 'The man is the style' may sound trite, but the truth lying in it may never become hackneyed. William Wordsworth in the preface to his Lyrical Ballads said, 'Poetry is ...

JEDDAH: Some of the top Pakistani poets have confirmed their participation for the April 16 “mushaira” being organized by Alami Urdu Markaz. They include Peerzada Qasim, Iftekhar Arif, Rasa Chughtai ...

National Book Foundation (NBF), under the Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training, hosted a significant literary event titled 'Dialogue'. The event took place at the Ahmed Faraz ...

The Education Ministry has rejected the application of well-known poet Iftikhar Arif for job extension as Chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters. According to sources in the Education Ministry, ...