Srinagar : Karwan-e-Shuara-e-Urdu organized a grand Husaini Mushaira (poetic symposium) at Tagore Hall. The event was presided over by seasoned Urdu poet Ashraf Adil, with esteemed guest Dr. Mushtaq Haider from Kashmir University’s Urdu department, Renowned writer and poet Parvez Manus attended as a respected guest.
Patron-in-chief of Karwan, Professor Akhlaq Ahan, and Vice President Khayal Ladakhi participated online, paying tributes to the martyrs of Karbala. The President of Karwan, Dr. Tanveer Tahir, General Secretary Advocate Ariz Irshad, Media and Publicity Secretary Waseem Farooq, and Chief Organizer Shafi Shadab were present.
The program began with a recitation of the Holy Quran by Qari Syed Mehdi. Famous Naat reciter Aamir Ali Ghazi performed Naat and Noha. Poets Syed Ali Masroor, Mubarak Lone, Zeeshan Jaipuri, Shafi Shadab, Dr. Rashid Maqbool, Qateel Mehdi, Ashraf Ali Sagar, Gulzar Jafar, Dr. Tanveer Tahir, Ghazanfar Ali Shahbaz, Parvez Manus, Dr. Mushtaq Haider, and Ashraf Adil paid their tributes to Imam Hussain and his followers.
The event was hosted by Gulzar Jafar, with the vote of thanks presented by General Secretary Advocate Ariz Irshad.
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