Web Desk:The 55th death anniversary of famous Urdu writer Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj is being observed on Saturday.
He was born in Lahore on 13th October, 1900.
He is best known for his 1922 play Anarkali, based on the life of Anarkali, that was staged hundreds of times and was adapted for feature films in India and Pakistan, including the Indian film Mughal-e-Azam (1960).
He also wrote a number of plays himself, the most notable being Anarkali and Chacha Chakkan, which continue to be performed today
He hosted the daily feature Pakistan Hamara Hai on Radio Pakistan and conducted popular radio programmes for several years.
Imtiaz Taj also wrote short stories, novels, radio plays and stories for films.
Imtiaz Ali Taj was murdered while asleep in his bed by unknown assassins on this day in 1970. His wife, Hijab Imitiaz Ali, was seriously wounded, when she tried to rescue him.
Hijab was not only herself a well-known Urdu poet and writer, but also had the distinction of being the first Muslim woman pilot of India, in 1936.
