Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Ahmed Faraz passes away
Pakistani Ahmed Faraz, considered one of the greatest Urdu poets and an ardent advocate of better ties with India, died here at age 77.
Faraz, who died Monday night, is survived by his wife and three sons. He had taken ill during a visit to the US and had spent over a month in a hospital in Chicago.
He was suffering from kidney problem and was under treatment at a local hospital in Islamabad.
Born in Nowshera (Pakistan) on January 14, 1931, Faraz was often compared with the legendary Faiz Ahmed Faiz. He belonged to the category of literateurs such as Firaq, Ismat Chugtai, Saadat Hasan Manto, Mohinder Singh Bedi, Ali Sardar Jafri and Makhmoor Jalandhari.
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Faraz, who died Monday night, is survived by his wife and three sons. He had taken ill during a visit to the US and had spent over a month in a hospital in Chicago.
He was suffering from kidney problem and was under treatment at a local hospital in Islamabad.
Born in Nowshera (Pakistan) on January 14, 1931, Faraz was often compared with the legendary Faiz Ahmed Faiz. He belonged to the category of literateurs such as Firaq, Ismat Chugtai, Saadat Hasan Manto, Mohinder Singh Bedi, Ali Sardar Jafri and Makhmoor Jalandhari.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.kashmirtimes.com
Labels: Ahmed Faraz, Chicago, Funeral prayer, Islamabad, kidney problem, literateurs, Nowshera, pakistan, Urdu poets
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