LAHORE: Renowned writer, poet and educationist Mashkoor Hussain Yaad, 90, passed away on Saturday. As the children of the deceased are abroad, his Namaz-e-Janaza will be offered today (Monday) in Pir Ghalib Colony, Nadeem Shaheed Road, Samanabad. He served as a professor of Urdu at the Government College Lahore. He fell ill on Friday and later died. He wrote many books.