Renowned Pakistani poet Dr. Rehan Azmi passes away

• Poet Rehan Azmi passes away at 63 years in Karachi
• Family says he had been ill for a long time
• He started writing poetry regularly from 1974 and was associated with PTV for a long time as a singer

KARACHI: Dr Rehan Azmi, world-renown poet of mourning literature, has passed away in Karachi. He was 63 years old.

According to his family, Dr Azmi had been ill for a long time. They said he was rushed to a private hospital in Karachi where his condition remained critical till he passed away.

Dr. Azmi was born on July 7, 1958, in Karachi. He started writing poetry regularly in 1974 and was associated with PTV for a long time as a singer.

During this time, he penned more than 4,000 songs, including popular Pakistani song ‘Hawa Hawa Aye Hawa‘ sung by Hassan Jahangir and ‘Khushboo Ban Kay Mehak Raha Hai’.

After some time, Dr. Azmi lost touch with songwriting and established a connection with praise and salutation, and became a poet of mourning literature.

He has more than 25 books of mourning literature to his name. Dr. Azmi also won many medals at the international and national level for his work.