LAHORE: The Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) Monday paid tribute to revolutionary poet Faiz Ahma
d Faiz.
In this connection, the LCWU’
s Urdu Literary Society organised an event in which Vice Chancellor Dr Rukhsana Kausar, Urdu Department Chairperson H
umera Irshad, Students Affairs director and a large number of students participated. Students also sung verses from Faiz’s poetry.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Rukhsana Kausar said that Faiz Ahme
d Faiz was a prominent name amongst Urdu poets, who promoted peace and harmony and believed that write
rs from the subcontinent must promote this cause.
“Faiz, whose work is considered as the backbone of development of Pakistan’s literature, arts and poetry, was one of the most beloved poets in the country,” she said, adding that Faiz Ahme
d Faiz was an icon of peace. People like Faiz and Picasso lit the world with their beliefs in peace and harmony.
In her address, Urdu Department Chairperson H
umera Irshad said, “We can acknowledge, but not truly understand, the sufferings of Faiz Ahme
d Faiz, as personified in his poetry. His era marked the era of sensibility.”
Urdu Literary Society In-charge Dr Azra said that prior to the creation of Pakistan and later, too, Faiz called out for Indo-Pak harmony.
Student Affairs Director Bushra Nadeem said that Faiz had also written poetry in Punjabi language. She added that Faiz’s literary work was posthumously publicly honoured when the government of Pakistan co
nferred on him the nation’s highest civil award, Nishan-e-Imtiaz, in 1990.
