ISLAMABAD, Nov 9 (APP): The Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul organized an event on Thursday to celebrate the 139th birth anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
Afghan Minister for Information and Culture, Dr. Kamal Sadat, and Minister for Border and Tribal Affairs, Abdul Ghafoor Laiwal, were chief guests, according to a message received here.
Prof. Abdullah Bakhtanay Khidmatgar, the 91-year old Afghan expert on Iqbal, presided over the event.
A number of Afghan writers, who presented their papers paid rich tributes to the Poet of the East. Some Afghan poets also recited their poems on Iqbal.
Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Syed Abrar Hussain mentioned Iqbal’s love for Afghans and Afghanistan and referred to various poems of Iqbal in this regard.
The Ambassador also presented a shield to Prof. Abdullah Bakhtanay Khidmatgar in recognition of his contribution towards Iqbal studies in Afghanistan.
Abdullah Bakhtanay was the first Afghan to write a book on Allama Iqbal 60 years ago.
Afghan writers pay rich tributes to Allama Iqbal
