The 11th death anniversary of famous Urdu poet Ahmad Faraz was observed on Sunday.

He passed away on this day at the age of seventy-seven in Islamabad.

Ahmad Faraz was considered one of the greatest modern Urdu poets of the last century.

Ahmad Faraz was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz and posthumously the Hilal-e-Pakistan by Government of Pakistan.

His famous poetry books are Jana jana, Pas-e-Andaz-e-Mausam and Na-yaft.

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