Munir Niazi laid to rest
Bureau Report

LAHORE—Eminent Urdu and Punjabi poet Munir Niazi was laid to rest on Wednesday here in presence of thousands mourners.
Munir Niazi, a chronic patient of asthma died of cardiac arrest on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday at the Jinnah Hospital here. An Urdu and Punjabi poet with a unique diction and style, Munir Niazi was born at the District Hoshiyarpur of the Indian Punjab on April 19, 1928. He did his matriculation from the District Sahiwal and later got himself admitted in the Diyal Singh College, Lahore. Munir Niazi had a vision of hope and love for his country and its people. Love, he said is the most enduring quality and poetry reflects the most sublime side of life. His poetry influenced an entir generation of young writers and poets for giving them an exceptional and powerful style in poetry.
Munir Niazi had to his credit 11 Urdu and 4 Punjabi languages published collections of poetry, which included widely acclaimed ‘Tez Hawa Aur Phool’, Aghaz Damistan Mein Dobarah’, ‘Pahli Baat Hi Aakhri Thi and ‘Aik Doa Jo Main Bhool Gaya Tha.’