Three Tragic Voices of Urdu Poetry: Shakeb Jalali, Mustafa Zaidi, and Sara Shagufta Introduction Urdu literature has produced some of the most sensitive and powerful poetic voices in South Asia. Among these, three poets stand out not only for their remarkable work but also for the tragic way their lives ended. Shakeb Jalali, Mustafa Zaidi, and Sara Shagufta each brought a unique style and perspective to Urdu poetry, but all three died by suicide, leaving behind a legacy of unfulfilled potential and haunting verse. Shakeb Jalali (1934–1966) Shakeb Jalali, born Syed Hassan Rizvi, was a deeply introspective poet whose work explored themes of alienation, pain, and the search for identity. Despite his limited output, his ghazals and nazms resonated with an intensity rarely seen in Urdu poetry. On 12 November 1966, at the age of 32, Jalali committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a train near Sargodha. His poetry, full of raw emotion, has since become symbolic of the stru...
Fake admissions or ghost entries in schools. It is common practice in our schools to enter fake registration of students to increase enrolment.In Punjab, "ghost admissions" refer to students who are falsely registered in schools without actually attending. This issue has surfaced in both public and semi-public education systems, such as those under the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF). In recent investigations, thousands of ghost students were discovered in various institutions, raising concerns about mismanagement and corruption. For instance, an inquiry into the PEF revealed that 287,000 fake students were listed in school records, leading to financial losses of approximately Rs1.1 billion annually. Such fraudulent practices are often linked to the manipulation of school enrollment figures to claim additional government funds. Efforts have been made to counter this issue. The Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) introduced real-time monitoring systems ...