Nation paid glowing tribute to the services of legendary Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, who is often dubbed as the voice of revolution on his 36th death anniversary on Friday (Nov 20). Whenever it comes to Urdu poetry or Urdu poets. Faiz Ahmed Faiz is always remembered in this talk. He was a legendary poet and has written many Urdu poetry in his life. He was awarded with a Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born on February 13, 1911 in Sialkot. He studied from Oriental College. He got his education from Molvi Shams-Ul-Haq who was one of the teachers of Allama Muhammad Iqbal and learned a lot from him. He then joined British Indian Army and performed his duties very well. He was then awarded with British Empire medal due to his extraordinary performance in the armed forces. At the time of independence, Faiz opted to shift in Pakistan. He then started working in Pakistan and joined The Pakistan Times, PTV news reported. He then joined the Communist party. After some time he was arrested in an allegation of being a part of a conspiracy which was made to overthrow Liaquat’s administration.—APP
