The 18th death anniversary of renowned Urdu and Hindko poet and writer, Khatir Ghaznavi is being observed today.

The real name of Khatir Ghaznavi was Muhammad Ibrahim Baig, and he was born in 1925 in Peshawar.

Khatir Ghaznavi began his career at Radio Pakistan Peshawar.

The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Presidential Award for Pride of Performance in 1999 in recognition of his literary contributions.          

Khatir Ghaznavi died on this day in 2008.