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AUTHOR LEGEND AMJAD ISLAM PASSES AWAY IN LAHORE

Amjad Islam Amjad, a renowned author, and poet, has passed away in Lahore.

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Amjad Islam Amjad, a renowned author, and poet, has passed away in Lahore.
The late poet, playwright, and writer contributed some of Pakistan’s most seminal literary and dramatic works to the country’s cultural canon.

Senior poet Amjad Islam Amjad, satirist Anwar Masood from Lahore and Anwar Shaoor and Shahida Hasan from Karachi were among the senior poets who read out their popular verses right at the end of the mushaira, which continued into the early hours of Thursday morning. PHOTO: ATHAR KHAN

LAHORE: In Lahore, a literary legend named Amjad Islam Amjad passed dead. He was 78. The well-known playwright passed away from a heart attack. Amjad is a poet, playwright, educationist, journalist, and literary critic who has produced some of Pakistan’s most important cultural works.

Waris, Samandur, Dehleez, Din, Raat, Waqt, Fishaar, and Inkaar are only a few of the most brilliantly sparkling stars in the galaxy that is his prodigious repertoire. These plays are well-known and consistently beloved. Shifting Sands, Ham Us Kay Hain, Sahilon Ki Hawa, Phir Yun Huwa, Zara Phir Se Kehna, and Itne Khawb Kahan Rakhun Ga are just a few examples of his amazing, soul-lifting, and award-winning compositions’ endless journey.

In addition to writing more than seventy novels, he has been the focus of more than ten other books by authors and critics who are individually well-known internationally. The Pride of Performance and Sitara-e-Imtiaz are only two shining examples among his many honours and achievements.

He has received the Necip Fazil International Culture and Art Award from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey outside of Pakistan. The Turkish president is quoted as saying during the ceremony: “Amjad Islam Amjad is one of the most important poets in modern Urdu literature.”

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