Renowned humourist Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi passes away

Renowned humourist Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi passed away in Karachi after prolonged ailment at the age of 94. He was suffering from pneumonia from few days and was admitted in a local hospital. After being shifted on a ventilator the condition worsened and was Yusufi pronounced dead disclose close source.

Mustaq Yusifi was born on 4th September, 1921, in Rajasthan, India. After partition arrived and settled in Karachi and was employed in Muslim Commercial Bank. He was masters in Philosophy from Agra University after which he completed his LLB from Aligarh Muslim University.His famous publications include Chiragh Talay (1961), Khakam-ba-dahan (1969), Zarguzasht (1976), Aab-i-gum (1990), Sham-e-Shair-e-Yaaraan (2014)

In recognition of his literary services Government of Pakistan awarded him with Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1999 and Hilal-e-Imtiaz in 2002.