Rawalpindi: (Parliament Times) Renowned poet, intellectual and columnist Qazi Arif Hussain was honored at a ceremony by Rawalpindi Arts Council in collaboration with literary society Bazm-e-Ahbab-e-Qalam. Famous poet Jamil Yousaf presided over the ceremony while Khawar Ejaz and Dr Farhat Abbas were chief guests and Naseem-e-Sahar, Mian Mateen Aslam and Mehmooda Ghazia were guests of honor at the occasion. The ceremony was anchored by senior poetess Farkhanda Shamim. Muhammad Asif, Zafar Ullah Khan, Athat Qayyum, Ali Asghar Samar, Farkhanda Shamim, Obaid Bazikh, Dr Zahid Chughtai, Mehmooda Ghazia, Naseem-e-Sahar, Mateen Aslam, and Khawar Ejaz paid tribute to literary services of Qazi Arif Hussain. The speakers threw light of personality and work of Qazi Arif Hussain in detail.
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