The 64th death anniversary of Maulvi Abdul Haq famously known as Baba-e-Urdu was observed on Saturday.

Born in 1870, he was educated first in Punjab and then at the M.A.O. college, Aligarh.

In 1912 he was made the General Secretary of the Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu.

He dedicated his entire life for the promotion of Urdu language. After his migration to Pakistan, he re-organized the Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu in Karachi.

He died on this day in1961 in Karachi.