Fifty-second death anniversary of renowned Urdu poet Saghar Siddiqui is being observed today.

Saghar Siddiqui's real name was Muhammad Akhtar and he was born in Ambala, British India in 1928.

He migrated to Pakistan after partition and settled in Lahore.  

Saghar Siddiqui started writing poetry at a very young age.

He wrote Ghazals for films and also published a literary magazine.

Saghar Siddiqui died on this day in 1974 and was buried in Lahore.