Death anniversary of famous Urdu poet Ahmad Faraz was observed on Tuesday.       

He passed away on this day at the age of seventy-seven in Islamabad.

Ahmed Faraz is ranked among the greatest Urdu poets of the current era.

Ahmad Faraz was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz and posthumously the Hilal-e-Pakistan by Government of Pakistan for his contribution to poetry and Urdu literature.

His famous poetry books are Jana Jana, Pas-e-Andaz-e-Mausam and Nayaft.