Pashto poet Ghani Khan remembered

Literary figures and political leaders of the Awami National Party paid rich tribute to famous Pashto poet and writer Khan Abdul Ghani Khan on his 21st anniversary.

At a ceremony held on Sunday, they discussed the importance of Ghani Khan’s poetry and contribution to literature in the region, particularly in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

At the event organised by ANP Sindh at its provincial headquarters Baacha Khan Markaz, a number of political leaders, poets and literary activists shed light on various aspects of the poet’s life and contributions.

Younas Bunariee, the ANP Sindh’s secretary general, said Ghani Khan wasn’t only a poet but also a political visionary who would remain a great source of inspiration for the young generations.

“He worked for social justice and taught us the lesson to love mankind and hatred against unjust compulsion and barbarism,” said Bunariee.

ANP leaders, including Amir Nawab, Noorullah Achakzai, Aurangzaib Buneri and Rana Gul Afridi, also spoke on the occasion.

After the seminar, a mushaira was organised in which a number of Pashto poets from across the city participated and paid tributes to Ghani Khan.

Prominent among them were Sarwar Shamal, Bakht Sher Inqilabi, Sagar Tanqidee, Zarjan Madakhel, Haibat Khan Sherani, Chacha Fazal Khaliq, Nasir Buneri, Muhib Mehboob, Darman Bhitani, Gul Badshah Ghariwal and Jahan Afroz Shagiwal, Imran Ashna and Naimat Zada Miskeen.

Ghani Khan was the eldest son of prominent Pashtun nationalist leader Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as Baacha Khan. He was the youngest parliamentarian in the Subcontinent. 

His book The Pathan gives an account of history, culture, social, political and economic system of the Pashtuns. He died on March 15, 1996 at the age of 82.