Agha Nasir said that his friendship with Ahmed Faraz spanned over the last 50 years. He remained very close to him and was impressed by his poetry and personality.

Ahmad Faraz was a passionate and popular voice for progress and change. A famed and eminent career in Urdu poetry and a life lived richly in the pursuit of progressive ideals has come to an end.

ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 Dard Ashob, a critique of Ahmad Faraz's poetry, was launched under the auspices of literary organisation Imkan at the National Language Authority (NLA) on Thursday.

Three PHDs have been done on the poetry of Faraz who joined Peshawar University as a lecturer in mid-60s. His poetry has been translated into English, Russian, Chinese, French and Hindi languages.

Prof Fateh Muhammad Malik in his new book ‘Ahmed Faraz ki shaeri: naghma-i-dildaar ya shola-i-baidaar” (Ahmed Faraz’s poetry: love song or live fire) quotes the aforementioned anecdote from ...

Six years ago on August 25, 2008, Ahmed Faraz passed away due to kidney failure. He might be physically absent today but his poetry, his words and verses will remain alive forever.

KARACHI, May 13: Celebrated poet Ahmad Faraz captivated the audience through his selected poetry at a "Zaili Bainul Aqwami Mushaira," held late Wednesday.

Ahmad Faraz was born on Jan 12, 1931, in Kohat. When Faraz was in BA, his first collection of poetry, “Tanha Tanha” was published. He gave many colours to Urdu with his poetry.

Ahmad Faraz was a passionate and popular voice for progress and change. A famed and eminent career in Urdu poetry and a life lived richly in the pursuit of progressive ideals has come to an end.