Anwar Maqsood denies his abduction after International Urdu Conference

Renowned playwright Anwar Maqsood became disillusioned when rumors of his abduction and alleged mocking of state martyrs spread on the Internet. Addressing a session of the International Urdu Conference in Karachi, Maqsood said that I have been writing for 70 years and could never think of making fun of martyrs. The Literary Carnival concluded on Sunday. Since last night, my relatives have been getting calls from all over the world”Is this news true that Anwar has been taken away,” he said. “I want to say that I have been writing and reading books for decades. I cannot joke about martyrs and I am alive because of them (their sacrifices). They gave their lives for me and I I am writing in his honor. I can’t even think of saying anything about the living but I will not say anything about the deceased