For the past nine years, Qurat-ul-Ain is releasing a compiled collection of her brother, Shamim Ahmed Shamim’s work. Shamim was a noted Urdu journalist, writer and parliamentarian.

As has been the case for the past nine years, this year too, the latest edition of ‘Aina Numa’ was released among prominent personalities of the state by S.R. Kidwai, acting president of Anjuman i Tarraqi Urdu.

This edition has around 35 articles on various social and political issues which were earlier published in ‘Aina’, the Urdu newspaper run by Shamim. The articles, like in the previous edition are selected and produced by Shamim’s younger sister Qurat in association with Mohammed Shafi Khan.

While addressing the gathering, Qurat said Shamim always deserved the love and respect from people and every year, she gave them a chance to be together and remember him.The event was held in College of education.

She started the mission of keeping her brother alive through his work around a decade back, and since then has managed to print out nine editions of Shamim’s articles successfully. Shamim died in the 1990’s of cancer. He was in his 40s then.

The audience of distinguished members unanimously agreed that even after such a long time, Shamim’s writings hold the same relevance in today’s time. His readers appreciate him for his foresightedness. In one of his articles, Shamim has commented on the future of Indian Muslims with respect to their existence within the structure. He has also predicted the shaping up of the internal situation of Pakistan.

In the gathering Shamim was admired and remembered fondly for his professional skills of being a fearless journalist and a delightful writer who criticized with dignity.

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