Weekly Critical Session of Halqa-e-Arbab-e-Zauq Rawalpindi Held in Collaboration with Punjab Arts Council
Rawalpindi, The Gulf Observer: The weekly critical session of Halqa-e-Arbab-e-Zauq (Rawalpindi) was held on Sunday evening, January 25, 2026, in collaboration with the Punjab Arts Council, Rawalpindi. The literary gathering was presided over by renowned poet and critic Akhtar Usman.
The session focused on serious literary critique and poetic appreciation. Distinguished poets Shehlan Naseeb and Khurram Khurram Siddiqui presented their ghazals, which were attentively heard and critically discussed by the participants. The discussion reflected the intellectual depth, critical insight, and refined literary taste traditionally associated with Halqa-e-Arbab-e-Zauq.
A large number of poets, writers, critics, and literary enthusiasts attended the session, including Akhtar Usman, Khurram Khurram Siddiqui, Shehlan Naseeb, Jahangir Imran, Shafiq Sahil, Dr. Zaheer-ud-Din Niazi, Ansar Gilani, Muhammad Bashir Ranjha, Muhammad Zahir Shah Zahir, Salma Siddiqui, Arshad Minhas, Professor Khalid Jilani Tawana, Professor Tariq Javed Mehdi, Naveeda Maqbool Bhatti, Muniba Kamran, Dr. Kamran Hamid, Muhammad Jameel Mughal, Asif Nawaz, Ameer Hamza Ghaffar, Dr. Baqar Wasim Qazi, Professor Parvez, Asghar Shaheen (Advocate), Waqas Aziz, Muhammad Muzammil Ariz, Umar Abdullah, Ali Niaz, Nasir Ali Nasir, Fraz Imtiaz, Dr. Mazhar Iqbal, Azmat-ud-Din, Bilal Hassan, Syed Ahmed Shah, Habib Hashmi, Haseeb Hashmi, Muhammad Sadaqat Tahir, Mazhar Shehzad Khan, M. Syed Ijaz, Adnan-ul-Mughal, Saeed Saadi, Hammad Aziz, Hasnain Babar, Rahat Ahmed Khan, Aamir Dhuddi, Rehman Nawaz, Aamir Hussain Shah, Ahmed Raza Raja (Secretary), and Ittifaq Butt (Joint Secretary), among others.
The session concluded with remarks emphasizing the importance of sustained critical discourse for the promotion and development of Urdu literature, reaffirming Halqa-e-Arbab-e-Zauq Rawalpindi’s longstanding role in nurturing literary traditions.
