The fifty-sixth death anniversary of renowned poet Mustafa Zaidi is being observed today.

He was born on 10th October 1930 in Allahabad, British India.

He penned and published several books of poetry including Zanjeerain, Roshni and Shahr-e-Aazer while his last book Koh-e-Nida was published posthumously.

He passed away on this day in 1970 in Karachi at the age of 40.