Khatir afridi biography books pdf

Khatir Afridi whose real name was Misree Khan was born in 1929 at Landikotal to Zakha Khel Afridi. He gained tremendous mass popularity, next only to Rahman Baba, due to his simple style and the deep pathos in his poetry.

Khatir was a few days old when his father died but his grandfather and uncle reared him very well and raised him like a son.

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Khatir, unfortunately, could not go to school. He took up a job at the Khyber Rifle’s camp as a gardener and later on entered the line of private business. But he was fond of poetry and he learnt to compose verses to the tunes of the rabab which was played by the maestro, Bagh-i-Haram, a resident of Malikdeen Khel who lived very close to Khatir.

Qayum Kausar Afridi, his closest companion, told me, “One day I asked Khatir to give me his manuscript so that I could preserve it.

I kept it with me till his only son, Javed Khan, grew up and was able to publish it. Khatir dressed simply and would carry a pistol