Pashto poet Said Hassan Ustad laid to rest

Renowned Pashto poet Said Hassan Ustad died on Wednesday at the age of 88.
The poet, who was suffering from a protracted illness, was admitted to the Leady Reading Hospital in Peshawar a few days ago.
He was laid to rest in his ancestral village of Latamber.
Hassan’s family members said he was the author of two Pashto poetry books ‘Ahoona au Soroona’ and ‘Ranga Rang Khyalona’.
Professor Wazir Shadan and Professor Banaras Khan, two other Pashto poets, wrote a biography of Said Hassan Ustad. Titled ‘Zond aur Fun’, it details the late poet’s life. Hassan served in the Frontier Constabulary for a period of time.
Political figures, poets, lawyers and people from all walks of life attended his funeral prayers.