Parveen Shakir (Urdu: پروین شاکر) (November 24, 1952 - December 26, 1994) was aPakistani 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.[2] She subsequently published other volumes of poetry - all well-received - including Inkaar [Refusal], Sad-barg [Marsh Marigold], Khud Kalami [Conversing with the Self] and Kaf-e-Aa'ina [The Edge of the Mirror], 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. Parveen Shakir died in 1994, as a result of a car accident while on her way to work.
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