Baba Pervaiz Chishti's Death Anniversary On Tuesday

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published September 16, 2019 | 08:17 PM

The 37th death anniversary of Baba Pervaiz Chishti, a noted journalist, poet and song writer, will be observed on Tuesday

MULTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Sep, 2019 ) :The 37th death anniversary of Baba Pervaiz Chishti, a noted journalist, poet and song writer, will be observed on Tuesday. He died on September 17, 1982 in Lahore.

Born in 1932, Baba Pervaiz Chishti joined the field of journalism at a younger age and remained associated with newspapers including Nawa-e-Waqt, Masawaat and Kohistan.

He was considered an authority on crime reporting in Lahore and used to guide budding reporters.

He wrote many poems on politics and other issues. He also wrote film songs, many on which became very popular in 1959, 1961 and 1963. The songs were sung by legendary singers Malika-e-Tarannum Noor Jahan, Mala and Naheed Niazi.

His son Jamil Chishti and daughter Tamsila are also associated with journalism.