▁wrote ▁his ▁poetry ▁under ▁pseud onym ▁name ▁Tak hall us . ▁During ▁his ▁lifetime , ▁he ▁critic ised ▁military ▁rule ▁and ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁was ▁disp la ced ▁by ▁the ▁military ▁dict ators . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Sit ara - i - Im t ia z ▁and ▁Hil al - e - Im t ia z . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁Islam abad , ▁and ▁later ▁Government ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁con ferred ▁Hil al - e - P ak istan ▁post hum ously ▁upon ▁Far az ▁for ▁his ▁contribution ▁to ▁poetry ▁and ▁Ur du ▁literature . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Far az ▁was ▁of ▁Pas ht un ▁background . ▁His ▁brother ▁is ▁Sy ed ▁Mas ood ▁K aus ar . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁P esh aw ar ▁with ▁his ▁family . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁Edward es ▁College , ▁P esh aw ar ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Ur du ▁and ▁Pers ian ▁from ▁P esh aw ar ▁University . ▁During ▁his ▁college ▁life , ▁the ▁two ▁prominent ▁po ets ▁Fa iz ▁A hm ad ▁Fa iz ▁and ▁Ali ▁S ard ar ▁J af ri ▁influenced ▁him ▁and ▁became ▁Far az ' s ▁role ▁models . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁work ▁Far az ▁began ▁his ▁poetry ▁career ▁during ▁his ▁college ▁life ▁with ▁Tan ha ▁Tan ha ▁gaz al ▁collection . ▁Love ▁and ▁beauty ▁were ▁the ▁main ▁them es ▁of ▁his ▁poetry . ▁His ▁po ems ▁were ▁used ▁by