Death anniversary of poet Jaun Elia observed

Web Desk: The 23rd death anniversary of legendary poet Jaun Elia was observed on Saturday.

His real name was Syed Hussain Sibt-e-Asghar Naqvi. He was born in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh in 1931 and later migrated to Pakistan in 1957 and settled in Karachi.

Jaun Elia's unique writing style fascinates the readers and he will always be remembered for his classic poetry Urdu language.

His famous poetry collections include Shayed, Ya'ni, Gumaan, Lekin, Ramooz and Goya. Jaun Alia was awarded Presidential Pride of Performance for his literary services.

He died on this day in 2002 in Karachi.