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Apal (Mumtaz)

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16 Dec 1942-15 Dec 2024 82 years and 364 days When I leave this mortal show Amuse around this earth no more Don't weep Don't sigh Don't sob I may have struck a better job Don't mop around and feel o blue I may be better off the new Don't go around to buy a large bouquet For which you find it hard to pay If you have roses Bless your soul Just pin 📌 one in my button hole Goodbye My friend, until we meet again in another form. I am glad that we met 24 days ago. The memory of that day will stay as a rainbow 🌈 portraying my heart ❤️  Those 53 minutes and 14 seconds of 21st November are forever engraved in my heart, sharing with me the nursery rhymes and bhajans you sang. Tales of Salochna and Dadi Lilah Vati's mentoring at Tara Singh Primary School in Karachi, to surrendering to metrominal verdict. The Mahota palace  residency and Minton hall tenancy.  Parveen Shakir, Tasleem Fazili and Faiz Ahmed Faiz poetry, discussion on religion and partition crimes. Shine in H...