Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 23
Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages sub-office Doda today held a meeting to condole the demise of Bashir Akhtar, an eminent Kashmiri short story writer, scholar and editor of Sheeraza Kashmiri. The condolence meeting was chaired by Farid Ahmed Faridi, Cultural Officer Doda. The members paid rich tributes to Bashir Akhtar and also observed two minute silence in the memory of the departed soul. They also expressed their heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. Besides, the staff of the academy, the condolence meeting was also attended by the poets, writers and prominent citizens of Doda. Among those present in the meeting included Rashid Jahangir, Mohammad Ishaq Zargar, Saidullah Balwan, Mushtaq Ahmed Faridi, Manzoor Ahmed Batt, Haq Nawaz Nehru and Fiaz Ahmed Pampori. |
