ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 (INP): Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jalandhri, who wrote the lyrics for the National Anthem of Pakistan, was remembered across the country on Saturday on his 37th death anniversary and tributes were paid to him for his writings including the national anthem.

[timed-content-server show="12/22/2019 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]He was born in Jalandhar, Punjab, British India, on January 14, 1900. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, he migrated to Lahore. Hafeez Jalandhri wrote several national songs during Second World War, while he was the editor of a few monthly magazines namely, Naunehal, Hazar Dastaan, Teehzeeb-e-Niswan, and Makhzin. He had also been crowned to be the writer of Pakistan’s national anthem in 1952. He also participated in Pakistan Movement and used his writings to propagate for the betterment of society. The national anthem’s writer was unique in Urdu poetry by using the perfect mixture of words and rhymes. Jalandhri was awarded Hilal-e-Imtiaz and Pride of Performance by the government. He passed away on December 21, 1982, at the age of 82 years. He was buried in Model Town, Lahore but later on, his body was re-buried in the tomb near Minar-e-Pakistan.[/timed-content-server]