Tribute paid to Munir Niazi

Published December 29, 2006

LAHORE, Dec 28: The World Punjabi Congress and the Lahore Arts Council in their meetings paid tribute to the late Munir Niazi, a famous Urdu and Punjabi poet who passed away on Dec 26. Speaking at the meeting of the World Punjabi Congress, Fakhar Zaman said that the late Niazi would be remembered for his impressive personality and beautiful poetry. His demise marked an end to a great chapter of Urdu and Punjabi poetry, he said, adding that literary history would be incomplete without Niazi.

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