The seventh death anniversary of renowned playwright and fiction writer Anwar Sajjad is being observed today.

Born on May 27, 1935, in Lahore, Anwar Sajjad completed his higher studies in medicine from King Edward Medical College. He was a medical doctor by profession.

He wrote a number of plays for Pakistani television including Picnic,Raat Ka Pichla Pehar, Koyal, and Yeh Zameen Meri Hai.

Anwar Sajjad was also a television actor who starred in a number of PTV productions.

He had command on short-story writing and fiction but he was also an incredibly talented voice-over artist and teacher.

He was awarded Pride of Performance Award in 1989.

Anwar Sajjad passed away on June 6, 2019, in Lahore.