Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Industries and Production Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi paid tribute to renowned poet Dr. Rehan Azmi for his prolific poetry at a condolence reference held in his memory in Islamabad on Wednesday.

He eulogized his popular works including  Bargah-e-Aqeedat, Tehzeeb-e-Manqabat, the three-volume series of Aik Anso Karbala Mein, Hurriyat-e-Fikr, Lalu Kheeti Ki Diary, Nawai Minbar and Chaar Misray.

He said the translation of his books in Hindi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Roman languages will spread the message of love to other nation as well.

He said Dr Azmi also wrote lyrics for numerous songs and authored over 25 books and 4,000 songs.

The Special Assistant appreciated Pakistan academy of Letters for holding this condolence reference and expressed his gratitude to its chairman Dr. Muhammad Yousaf Khushk for launching initiatives for literary society.