The 65th birth anniversary of renowned poetess Parveen Shakir was observed on Friday.

Her famous poetry books include “Khushbu”, Mah-e-Tamam “Sad-Barg “, Khud’kalaami” and Inkar. Spontaneity in expression was the hallmark of her poetry that mesmerized the young lot especially girls.

She died in a car accident in Islamabad on 26 Dec,1994 while going to work.