The 34th death anniversary of legendary Punjabi folk singer Tufail Niazi is being observed today (on Saturday). 

Tufail Niazi was born in 1926 in Madiraan village of Jalandhar district. After the establishment of Pakistan, he first settled in Multan and then moved to Lahore.

Tufail Niazi first participated in Notankis and played the hero in classical plays like Sassi Pannu, Heera Ranjha and Sohni Mahinwal, then started his singing career by setting up his own Sangeet Party.

He established a theatre and continued singing for Radio Pakistan and PTV.

He received the Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1982.

He died on this day in 1990 in Islamabad.