Nisar Nasik (15 February 1939 – 3 July 2019) was a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

poet.

Career

He was born in

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, third-largest city in the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is a commercial and industrial hub, being the list of cities in P ...

, Pakistan in 1939 and used to work for both

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and

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. He was credited with writing the song "

Dil Dil Pakistan Dil Dil Pakistan () is a patriotic Pakistani song by Vital Signs, sung by Junaid Jamshed. Produced and Directed by Shoaib Mansoor. Lyrics by Shoaib Mansoor and Nisar Nasik. It was released in 1985 by the pop band Vital Signs. The song was featu ...

", a highly popular patriotic song by the musical band

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first released in 1987.

Awards and recognition

awarded him the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions in

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literature.

Bibliography

He wrote in

and

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

languages. He also wrote two books: *''Chothi Simat Ka Musafir'' * ''Dil Dil Pakistan''.

Death

Nisar Nasik died in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on 3 July 2019 after a protracted illness with many health issues including diabetes, amnesia and high blood pressure.

References

1943 births 2019 deaths People from Rawalpindi Urdu-language poets from Pakistan Punjabi-language poets Poets from Punjab, Pakistan PTV Award winners {{Pakistan-poet-stub People from Punjab Province (British India) Pakistani radio personalities Pakistani television people