UBL hosts annual literary awards.

KARACHI -- United Bank Limited (UBL) organised 8th annual literary awards on Saturday at a local hotel to honour the literary persons for their contributions to society.

The event was attended by a host of writers, literary and media personalities, socialites and celebrities. According to details, more than 130 entries were received for seven categories.

The books, which were written by Pakistani authors and published in Pakistan in 2017 and 2018, were shortlisted by an esteemed panel of judges which included Dr Asghar Nadeem Syed, Dr Asif Farrukhi, Mr. Ghazi Salahuddin, Dr Arfa Syeda, Ms Kishwar Naheed, Dr Anwaar Ahmad and Masood Ashar.

The winners from each category are: Urdu Fiction 'Jindar by Akhtar Raza Salimi', Urdu Non-Fiction 'Us Ko Ik Shakhs Samajhna Tou Munasib Nahin by Dr Nasir Abbas Nayyar', Urdu Poetry 'Tum Kabeer by Fahmida Riaz', Translation into Urdu 'Dur Uftada Shehr Say Aik Taveel Nazam by Munawar Hussain', Children's Urdu Literature Nazmein, Pahelian Aur Nasr Paray by Shanul Haq Haqqi', English non-fiction...