50th death anniversary of renowned poet Saghar Siddiqui observed

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The 50th death anniversary of renowned Urdu poet Saghar Siddiqui was observed on Friday.

His real name was Muhammad Akhtar Siddiqui and he was born in 1928 in Ambala. Later, he migrated to Pakistan after the partition and settled in Lahore.

Saghar Siddiqui started writing poetry at a very young age. He wrote ghazals for films and also published a literary magazine.

Saghar Siddiqui died on this day in 1974 and was buried at the Miani Sahib graveyard in Lahore.