Rais Amrohvi remembered on 38th death anniversary
The Associated Press of Pakistan reported the Urdu poet and psychoanalyst was honoured on Tuesday; The Nation separately noted Noor Jehan's 100th birth anniversary.
Rais Amrohvi, the Urdu poet and psychoanalyst, was remembered on his 38th death anniversary on Tuesday, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. The state-run news agency issued a one-line bulletin noting the anniversary, but it did not describe any commemorative events, tributes or biographical details.
Amrohvi, who died in 1988, was known for his Urdu poetry and his work as a psychoanalyst. The APP report did not include further details.
Separately, The Nation reported that legendary singer and actress Noor Jehan was remembered on her birth anniversary on Monday. The report, filed from Islamabad, said Noor Jehan was born on September 21, 1926, in Kasur and was popularly known as the Melody Queen.
The Nation said she established herself as an actress in film, with notable films including Chan Wey, Dopatta, Mirza Ghalib, Qaidi, Baaji and Khandaan. The report described her as a celebrated playback singer and a gifted ghazal vocalist who sang in Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi. It said she recorded more than 10,000 songs during her career.
Noor Jehan received the Lifetime Achievement Award twice and was honoured with Pakistan's highest civilian awards, including the Pride of Performance, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and Sitara-e-Imtiaz, The Nation reported. Regarded as one of the most prominent singers of her time in South Asia, she was bestowed with the title Malika-e-Tarannum. She died of heart failure on December 23, 2000, and was laid to rest in Karachi.
The two anniversaries fell on consecutive days, with Noor Jehan's birth anniversary marked a day before Amrohvi's death anniversary.
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