Posted Date: 17th June, 2012 Last updated at 00:00 PST
Professor Aafaq Siddiqui passes away
Prominent literary figure and author of fifty books‚ Professor Aafaq Siddiqui passed away in Karachi on Sunday.
Prominent literary figure‚ Professor Aafaq Siddiqui passed away in Karachi on Sunday.
84-year-old Prof Siddiqui wrote 40 books and thesis‚ translations of a large number of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai's poems. Prof Siddiqui achieved 60 national and international awards‚ including Pride of Performance and Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Excellence Award.
Prof Siddiqui's contribution has been recognised on national as well as international level.
Besides‚ he had also won a number of international awards.Professor Aafaq Siddiqui was a graduate of Aligarh University.