The 34th death anniversary of prominent Urdu poet Akhtar Hussain Jafri was observed on Wednesday.

Akhtar Hussain Jafri was born on 15 August 1932 in Hoshiarpur district, India.

His poetry collections include "Aina Khana" and "Jahan Darya Utarta Hai".

The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Presidential Medal for Excellence in 2002 in recognition of his literary services.

Akhtar Hussain Jafri died on this day in 1992 in Lahore.