Kaleem Omar

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Template:Short description Kaleem Omar (KO) (1937 – 25 June 2009) was a Pakistani journalist, and an English language poet.[1]

Life

Born in Lucknow, Omar attended Sherwood College, Naini Tal.[2] He was associated with the Jang Group's daily The News International, in Karachi for the past many years. From 1983 to 1988, he wrote a column for The Star Weekend; beginning in 1989, he wrote for The News.[3]

His work is included in the anthologies Pieces of eight, Wordfall and A Dragonfly in the Sun.[4][5][6]

Kaleem Omar died of heart failure on 28 June 2009.[7]

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External links

  • "Selections from the press", Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
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