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Akhtar Raza Saleemi
Akhtar Raza Saleemi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani Urdu, Hindko, and Pothohari dialect, Potohari poet, novelist, writer, critic and editor. His birth name is Muhammad Pervaiz Akhtar ( ur, ). He is a recognized poet of both ghazal and nazm. He has published several poetry books and has been appreciated for his work by critics. He stayed in the genre of poetry till 2008 and then started experimenting with the style of novel writing. His fictional work often combines Magic realism and Historical fiction with a special focus on his life in his hometown. The topics of death and dreams are predominant in his novels. His first novel, ''Jaagein Hain Khawab Mein'' (Urdu: جاگے ہیں خواب میں) had 1001 paintings bWasi Haideras its cover page. His second novel ''Jandar'' (Urdu: جندر), published in 2017, received the United Bank Limited, UBL Literary Award for Fiction (2019). The novel has been translated into Brahui language, Brahui and Pashto. Biography Akhtar Raza Saleemi w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haripur, Pakistan
Haripur ( ps, هریپور; Hindko and ur, ) is the main city of the Haripur District in Hazara, Pakistan, Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, with Swabi and Buner to the west, some north of Islamabad and 35 km Khanpur Road Tofkian Valley Taxila and south of Abbottabad. It is in a hilly plain area at an altitude of . A Store By Ibtasam is also in Haripur. History Haripur was founded by the Sikh general Hari Singh Nalwa in 1822 and became the headquarters of Hazara, Pakistan, Hazara until 1853. and General Mahan Singh Mirpuri had also credit in its battle. Hari Singh Nalwa was appointed by Ranjit Singh, Maharaja Ranjit Singh as the second Nazim of Hazara after the first Nazim Amar Singh Majithia was killed by the local populace at Samundar Katha, Abbottabad. Charles von Hügel, Baron Hugel visited the town on 23 December 1835, and he found it humming with activity. The municipality was constituted in 1867. An obelisk marks the grave of Colonel Canara, a Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
