Benazir condoles death of Qasmi

Former prime minister and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has condoled the death of noted short story and drama writer, poet and columnist Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi and described his passing away as a great loss to Urdu poetry and literature.
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi was a prolific short story and drama writer and a poet of distinct style, who served as a guide and mentor to many well-known writers and poets of the present era, she said in a condolence message on Tuesday.
She said during his long and illustrious career in literature and poetry, he had the distinction of editing several prestigious literary journals that had left a deep imprint on Urdu literature.
Urdu journals such as Naqoosh, Savera, Funoon and poetic collections like Khisht-i-Wafa, besides many other best known literary collections stand testimony to the creative genius of late Nadeem Qasmi, she said.