Noted Pashto writer Zaitoon Bano passes away thenews.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenews.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
He breathed his last at his residence in Alladand Derai area of Malakand district on Monday night.
Family members said he had been bed-ridden for the last two years due to multiple health complications.
The deceased was laid to rest on Tuesday in his ancestral graveyard. A large number of poets, writers, students, fans and local elders attended his funeral prayers.
Mr Armani had authored 15 books and published numerous articles and features in several Pashto journals and newspapers. He had done his master’s in Pashto literature and started his career as schoolteacher. He retired as a principal from a government college.