Faiz Ahmed Faiz | MCQs

Explanation

Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a renowned Pakistani poet and intellectual, was arrested in 1951 in connection with the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case.

This political conspiracy was alleged by the government of Liaquat Ali Khan.

The case involved allegations of a coup plot against the government.

Explanation

Faiz was the first Asian poet to be awarded the Lenin Peace Prize (1962) by the Soviet Union 

was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in literature.

Faiz Ahmad Faiz is also the author of Urdu and Punjabi literature.

Born: February 13, 1911, Kala Qader, in the Sialkot

Died: November 20, 1984, in Lahore

while 

Name only two Pakistani who got Lenin Prize.

Faiz Ahmad Faiz revived Lenin Prize in 1962.

 Abdul Satar Edhi revived Lenin Prize in 1988.

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