▁r ul ers ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁General ▁Z ia - ul - Ha q ▁. ▁ ▁Following ▁that ▁arrest , ▁he ▁went ▁into ▁a ▁self - im posed ▁ex ile . ▁He ▁stayed ▁for ▁ 6 ▁years ▁in ▁Britain , ▁Canada ▁and ▁Europe ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Pakistan , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁initially ▁appointed ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Academy ▁of ▁Let ters ▁and ▁later ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Islam abad - based ▁National ▁Book ▁Foundation ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁with ▁numerous ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁awards . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁returned ▁the ▁Hil al - e - Im t ia z ▁award ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁after ▁a ▁fall ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁there ▁were ▁false ▁rum ors ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁treated ▁in ▁a ▁Chicago ▁hospital . ▁But ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁hom eland , ▁Pakistan . ▁Then ▁later , ▁A hm ad ▁Far az ▁died ▁of ▁kid ney ▁failure , ▁confirmed ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Sh ibli ▁Far az , ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁hospital ▁in ▁Islam abad ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁His ▁fun eral ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁August , ▁among ▁many ▁adm ir ers ▁and ▁government ▁officials ▁at ▁H - 8 ▁Gra vey ard , ▁Islam abad , ▁Pakistan . ▁