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.

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.

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.

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.

To launch the awards, the Ahmed Faraz Trust awarded a single prize of Rs100,000 to Dr Khurshid Rizvi for his works of poetry. Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th, 2013.

My subjects are very close to Ahmad Faraz’s poetry so I had a lot of fun during working,” he added. Mr Khan’s work showcases 20 verses written by Faraz.

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.