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Senior Hindko poet Ashraf Rohaila passes away
By Aftab Ahmad
PESHAWAR: A senior Hindko poet, Mohammad Ahraf Ulfat Rohaila, died here on Monday night.
The funeral procession was taken out from his residence at Haider Colony, near Choona Bhatti, outside Ganj Gate on Tuesday and he was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard, the same day.
A large number of relatives, friends and Hindko poets, writers and researchers attended the last funeral rites of the deceased.
Six sons--Iftikhar Ahmad Rohaila, Mukhtiar Ahmad Rohaila, Sajjad Ahmad Rohaila, Aijaz Ahmad Rohaila, Ishtiaq Ahmad Rohaila and Imtiaz Ahmad Rohaila -- survive him. He was father-in-law another Hindko poet, Hidayat Hussain Azmat.
The late Rohaila was a seasoned Hindko poet who was famous for Harfis, a genre of Hindko poetry. Aside from composing scores of Hindko couplets, he had learnt by heart the poetic compositions of several classic Hindko poets. He was a disciple of Ustad Gulam Rasool Ghail, a noted Hindko poet and active member of Bazm-e-Shaoor-e-Hindko who got his Hindko poetry published in 1930s.
Ashraf hailed from a very a poor family and led a very tough life. He remained bed-ridden in the last days of his life in a small house adjacent to Gunj graveyard.
Meanwhile, a literary and cultural organization, Gandhara Hindko Board, has condoled the death of the veteran poet. The board termed his death a loss to Hindko language and literature. The organization urged the Pakistan Academy of Letters and NWFP Cultural Department to extend financial help to the family of the poet.
NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has condoled the death of the veteran Hindko poet. In a handout issued from the Governor’s House on Tuesday, Mr Aurakzai aknowldged the contribution of the late Mohammad Ashraf Ulfat Rohaila to the Hindko language. He offered sympathies to the bereaved family and prayed for the eternal rest of the departed soul.
By Aftab Ahmad
PESHAWAR: A senior Hindko poet, Mohammad Ahraf Ulfat Rohaila, died here on Monday night.
The funeral procession was taken out from his residence at Haider Colony, near Choona Bhatti, outside Ganj Gate on Tuesday and he was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard, the same day.
A large number of relatives, friends and Hindko poets, writers and researchers attended the last funeral rites of the deceased.
Six sons--Iftikhar Ahmad Rohaila, Mukhtiar Ahmad Rohaila, Sajjad Ahmad Rohaila, Aijaz Ahmad Rohaila, Ishtiaq Ahmad Rohaila and Imtiaz Ahmad Rohaila -- survive him. He was father-in-law another Hindko poet, Hidayat Hussain Azmat.
The late Rohaila was a seasoned Hindko poet who was famous for Harfis, a genre of Hindko poetry. Aside from composing scores of Hindko couplets, he had learnt by heart the poetic compositions of several classic Hindko poets. He was a disciple of Ustad Gulam Rasool Ghail, a noted Hindko poet and active member of Bazm-e-Shaoor-e-Hindko who got his Hindko poetry published in 1930s.
Ashraf hailed from a very a poor family and led a very tough life. He remained bed-ridden in the last days of his life in a small house adjacent to Gunj graveyard.
Meanwhile, a literary and cultural organization, Gandhara Hindko Board, has condoled the death of the veteran poet. The board termed his death a loss to Hindko language and literature. The organization urged the Pakistan Academy of Letters and NWFP Cultural Department to extend financial help to the family of the poet.
NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has condoled the death of the veteran Hindko poet. In a handout issued from the Governor’s House on Tuesday, Mr Aurakzai aknowldged the contribution of the late Mohammad Ashraf Ulfat Rohaila to the Hindko language. He offered sympathies to the bereaved family and prayed for the eternal rest of the departed soul.
