BAHAWALPUR: Renowned Saraiki poet, 120-years-old, Punno Zada Shad has passed away after ailment here in Bahawalpur.
Punno Zad Shad was suffering from ailment and died at the age of 120 years. He had earned a good name in the field of Saraiki poetry.
He wrote poems and ghazals in Saraiki language.
His funeral prayers were offered which were attended by a large number of people including civil society leaders, writers, poets and journalists. He was laid to rest at local graveyard.
People who attended his Namaz-e-Janaz expressed their deep sorrow and grief over the demise of Shad. They prayed for eternal rest of the departed soul.