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Parveen Shakir
پروین شاکر Born November 24, 1952 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Died December 26, 1994 (aged 42) Islamabad, Pakistan Occupation Urdu poet Nationality Pakistani Ethnicity Urdu speaking Education MA [English literature, English language and Bank Administration]; PhD. Genres Ghazal; Free verse Notable work(s) Khushboo Notable award(s) Pride of Performance Adamjee Award Spouse(s) Syed Naseer Ali Children Syed Murad Ali 
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Biography
Parveen Shakir (Urdu: پروین شاکر) (November 24, 1952 - December 26, 1994) was an Urdu poet, teacher and a civil servant of the Government of Pakistan.
Shakir started writing at an early age and published her first volume of poetry, Khushbu [Fragrance], to great acclaim, in 1976. She subsequently published other volumes of poetry - all well-received - Sad-barg [Marsh Marigold] in 1980, Khud Kalami [Soliloquy] and Inkar [Denial] in 1990, Kaf e Aina [The Mirror's Edge] besides a collection of her newspaper columns, titled Gosha-e-Chashm [The Sight Corner], and was awarded one of Pakistan's highest honours, the Pride of Performance for her outstanding contribution to literature. The poetry books are collected in the volume Mah e Tamam [Full Moon] with the exception of Kaf e Aina. Shakir died in 1994 in a car accident while on her way to work. Books Volumes of Poetry
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Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parveen_Shakir 
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