The Aalami Urdu Markaz in a function last week welcomed Dr. Khursheed Rizwi (Sitara-e-Imtiaz), famous researcher, scholar, poet and scientist from Pakistan. The evening in Jeddah titled “Sham-e-Khursdeed” featured local poets and speakers, namely, Mohsin Alwi, Aftab Turabi, Naseem-e-Saher, Rauf Tahir and Mian Khalid, who spoke of Dr. Khursheed's contributions to Urdu and Arabic literature and his research on the great Pakistani poet Allama Iqbal. Naser Ullah Watto, welfare consular at the Pakistani Consulate in Jeddah was the chief guest, while Masood Puri, a Jeddah-based Pakistani businessman, was the guest of honor.
