ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: It was not a ceremonial reference or a ritual condolence meeting that lamented the passing of a very popular and widely loved and admired poet of our time but a gathering of the ...

ISLAMABAD Renowned poet Ahmad Faraz passed away in Islamabad on Monday night at the age of 78. His funeral prayers will be offered at the Islamabad Graveyard at 6pm on Tuesday, his son Shibli Faraz ...

On his father’s fourth death anniversary, Sarmad Faraz, a musician best-known for being in the band Corduroy, released a music video titled “Shayar”. Sarmad chose this particular poem of his late ...

Urdu poet Ahmad Faraz left this world on Aug 25, 2008, but the essence of his poetry is immortal. The nation is observing his 15th death anniversary on Friday (today). He hurtled to the peak of fame ...

Ahmed Faraz on Ahmed Faraz! That was the unambiguous contention of the Aga Khan University's invitation to have this kind of a programme in its auditorium. There is hardly any doubt that Faraz is the ...

KARACHI: Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) Karachi paid tribute to renowned poet Ahmad Faraz at Haseena Moin Hall. Zehra Nigah, Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, Mazhar Abbas, Ghazi Salahuddin, Ambareen ...

Urdu literature has produced some of the most famous, iconic, and learned men. From Ghalib and Meer in the olden times to Rahat Indori and Tehzeeb Hafi in the contemporary era, the beauty and emotions ...

When we talk of contemporary Urdu poetry, a few names come to mind, who by virtue of their direct and unwavering expression have made a lasting contribution to the language. After Faiz Ahmed Faiz, ...

- Ahmad Faraz (1931-2008), in Muhaasara (The Siege), a poem written to protest the attempt of General Zia-ul Haq to silence writers. If Faraz’s lines strike a familiar note, it is because his work ...