The sixth death anniversary of legend poet Ahmed Faraz is being observed today. <br /> <br /> <br />LAHORE (Dunya News) - The sixth death anniversary of progressive Urdu poet, Ahmed Faraz is being observed today. <br /> <br />He was considered one of the greatest modern Urdu poets of the last century. Faraz is his pseudonym (takhallus); his real name was Syed Ahmad Shah. Ahmed Faraz died in Islamabad on August 25, 2008. <br /> <br />Ahmad Faraz was born in Kohat, Pakistan, to Syed Muhammad Shah Barq. Faraz holds a unique position as one of the best poets of current times, with a fine but simple style of writing. Ethnically a Hindko speaking Pashtoon, Ahmed Faraz studied Persian and Urdu at Peshawar University, where he later became a lecturer.
