The renowned poet, drama writer, and critic Amjad Islam Amjad was laid to rest at Mian Sahib Graveyard on Friday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. He breathed his last at his residence in Lahore on Friday early due to cardiac arrest.
Earlier, his funeral prayer was offered in a local mosque in Defense Housing Authority. Noted cricketer Sarfraz Ahmed led the funeral prayer.
A large number of people representing all walks of life attended his funeral prayer. Lahore.
Famous writers, artists, and social activists including Anwar Maqsood, Mustansir Hussain Tarar and Wasi Shah, Asghar Nadeem Syed, Basit Khan, Irfan Siddiqui Parvez Raza, Khalid Baig, Qamar Jafri, Shahzad Akhtar Shahzad, Prof Naveed Al Hasan, Taufiq Butt, Iqbal Payam, Ata ul Haque Qasmi, Iftikhar Afi, Syed Ali Bukhari, Shah Mir, Iqbal Rahi, Farid Ahmed Piracha Salman Faris, Prof Mashkoor Siddiqui, Iqbal Rizvi, Shah Nawaz Zaidi, Qaiser Javed, Aurangzeb Leghari, Salim Noor, Zaheer Al Hasan, Capt Ata Muhammad Khan, Mustafa Butt. Prof Farhan, Qaiser Sharif, Dr. Amjad Parvez, Javed Rizvi, Shehbaz Chaudhry, Dr. Amjad Saqib, Zaheer Farid, Shoaib bin Aziz, Hamid Zaman, Al Tamish Butt, Syed Iqbal Shah, Syed Adil Shah, Wasi Shah, Kamran Lashari, Shahid Mahmood Nadeem, Prof Ahmed Bilal, Shaukat Fahmi, Fawaz Niaz,
Ammar Masood, Anood Masood, Yawar Bukhari, Ayub Khawar, Farooq Rao, Iftikhar Arif, Jalil ul Hasan, Agha Nabil, Shahid Mehmood Nadeem, and Aamir Rao were prominent among the participants of the funeral prayer.
Amjad Islam Amjad received ample recognition for his contributions in Urdu literature. He wrote several books. Amjad Islam Amjad also received several awards including the Pride of Performance and Sitara e Imtiaz for his literary work.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Dr. Arif Alvi have expressed a deep sense of grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Amjad Islam Amjad.
In their separate condolence messages, the Prime Minister and President said Pakistan has lost a great poet and writer whose valuable services in the field of art and literature will always be remembered.
Paying rich tribute to the late writer, they said Amjad Islam Amjad left a huge void in Urdu literature that cannot be filled.
They prayed for high ranks of the departed soul in the hereafter and patience for his bereaved family. They also expressed sympathies with the bereaved family.