Famous Pakistani poet Nasir Turabi passed away, 'Woh Humsafar Tha' was identified with Ghazal

Famous Pakistani poet and writer Naseer Turabi, born in India, died in Karachi due to a heart attack. He was 75 years old. Born on 15 June 1945 in Hyderabad Deccan, Turabi is survived by his wife and two sons.

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Famous Pakistani poet and writer Naseer Turabi, born in India, died in Karachi due to a heart attack. He was 75 years old. Dawn newspaper, while publishing the news on Monday, informed that Turabi, born on 15 June 1945 in Hyderabad Deccan, has a wife and two sons in his family.

An accident happened in Karachi

According to the newspaper, he died due to a heart attack in Karachi on Sunday evening. Turabi was delivered to the Wadi-e-Hussain cemetery on Monday. His father Allama Rashid Turabi was a well-known religious scholar who came to Pakistan after partition in 1947 and settled in Karachi.

Ghazal was identified with 'That Humsafar Tha'

Naseer Turabi received his MA degree in Journalism from Karachi University in 1962. His famous compositions also bear the name of Ghazal 'Woh Humsafar Tha' which was later used as music of the Pakistani serial Humsafar in 2011.

Famous books of Naseer Turabi

1.Mata e Hunar

2.Aks e Faryadi

3.Wo Hamsafar tha

4.Ehd e Wafa

5.Lughat ul Awaam

6.Iqbaal Azeem

7.Laraib

8.Yaqeen ka Safar