more-inIn a last-minute change, eminent Pakistani television and media personality Moneeza Hashmi was withdrawn as a speaker at the 15th Asia Media Summit which concluded on Saturday in New Delhi. She is the daughter of Urdu poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, who is celebrated on both sides of the border for his stirring Urdu poetry. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting were the co-hosts for the summit along with Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD). Not the first such snubThis, however, is not the first time that Faiz’s daughters – Moneeza and Salima Hashmi - have faced such a snub in India. In February this year, both were invited for an event in Lucknow to celebrate Faiz’s birth anniversary on 11th February.

Source: The Hindu May 13, 2018 10:52 UTC