When the singer reached the last half-verse of the ghazal, a line on to which the poet had tacked his full name ‘Ahmad Faraz’, I took the liberty of approaching the stage, asking the qawwal ...

After Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Sahir Ludhianvi, Ahmed Faraz took the Urdu ghazal to new heights," says poet-lyricist Nida Fazli who shared the stage with Faraz at least a dozen times, the last being at ...

To launch the awards, the Ahmed Faraz Trust awarded a single prize of Rs100,000 to Dr Khurshid Rizvi for his works of poetry. Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th, 2013.

- 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 ...

LAHORE: The 15th death anniversary of renowned urdu poet, Ahmed Faraz, was observed on Friday here with literary zeal.Ahmad Faraz was born on January 12, 1931 in Kohat. He real name was Syed Ahmad ...