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ISLAMABAD The life and career of the prolific writer, distinguished journalist and remarkable poet Kaleem Omar (KO) was celebrated at a memorial meeting at the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) here on Thursday.

Prof Alamgir Hashmi presided over the event.

Former Cabinet Secretary Ejaz Rahim, who has published three collection of English poetry and was chief guest, said though KOs 'edifying poetry' made the world a happier place and earned him fame, his prose too was exquisite as if he had chiseled words to produce a fine sculpture.

He particularly enjoyed KOs jibes at the bureaucracy, and quoted a few of the definitions he had coined.

He also found 'some of the most profound and compassionate studies about micro-finance' in KO's journalistic writings.

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