Pakistan's poet Ahmad Faraz is dead

Zar Alam Khan

16 years ago

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Pakistan’s poet Ahmad Faraz is dead

Pakistan’s eminent Urdu poet Ahmad Faraz has died in Islamabad. He was 77.

Faraz was treated in the US for renal failure, heart ailments, and was brought to Shifa Hospital in Islamabad last week where he died on Monday evening. He will be buried at Islamabad’s H-8 graveyard at 6pm on Tuesday, his family said.

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I love my Chitral that is located in the north-west of Pakistan. People of Chitral are famous all over the world for their rich culture, traditions and love for music. I write here and in other media just to explore the beauties of Chitral which still remain unexplored.