Literary figure dies of Covi-19.

Byline: Hamid Asghar

GUJAR KHAN -- Syed Aal-i-Imran Naqvi, a popular Pothwari and Urdu poet, Pothwari TV anchor and compere, died of Covid-19 in Islamabad on Thursday.

He was admitted to a hospital in the capital for a kidney transplant when he contracted the virus a couple of weeks ago.

He is survived by a son, a daughter and his widow.

Literary, cultural and educational circles as well as overseas Pakistanis have expressed their grief over the demise of the popular literary and cultural figure who played a great role in the revival of the Pothwari language.

He had hosted many programmes for PTV and Kay2 TV.

Mr Naqvi also promoted folk culture of Pothwar and archeological and historical sites of the Pothwar region. He was...