19th death anniversary of poet Munir Niazi being observed today
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The 19th death anniversary of Urdu and Punjabi poet Munir Niazi is also being observed today.
Born on April 9, 1923, in the city of Hoshiarpur in eastern Punjab, Munir Niazi left behind thirteen collections of poetry in Urdu and three in Punjabi.
The Urdu poetry work of Munir Niazi included “Taiz Hawa aur Tanha Phool”, “Jungle main Dhanak” and “Mah-e-Munir” while he published three of his works in Punjabi namely “Safar di Raat”, “Char Chup Cheezan”and “Rasta Dasan Walay Teray.”
He also wrote songs for several films which became extremely popular.
He died on this day in Lahore in 2006.
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