Muhammad Mithal Jathial, a renowned writer of Sindhi folk literature, died Thursday at 65 after a prolonged illness in Larkana, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Mithal Jathial was the author of four books on folk literature. He obtained several literary awards including Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Award, Hazrat Qalandar Lal Shahbaz Award, and Sachal Sarmast Award.
His funeral prayers and burial will take place in his ancestral village Tatri.
Reporter: Abdul Khaliq Mugheri