By Hina Kiyani
ISLAMABAD: The 5th death anniversary of famous Urdu poet, writer and actor Himayat Ali Shair is being observed on Tuesday.
Born in Aurangabad, India on July 14, 1926, he worked for All India Radio and migrated to Pakistan in 1951 to begin his remarkable career with Radio Pakistan at Karachi. His first poetry book was published in 1956 “Aag Main Phool” which received the Presidential Award in 1958.
His other collection of poetry includes Mitti Ka Qarz, Tashnagi Ka Safar and Haroon Ki Awaz. In 2007, he published collection of all of his poetry as Kuliyat-e-Shaer.
