Khyber-The 27th death anniversary of great Pashto poet and Baba-e-Ghazal Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari was observed in Landi Kotal on Thursday. 
In this connection a literary gathering was organised under the auspices of Khyber Pakhto Adabi Jiraga in collaboration with Department of Culture Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Hamza Baba Complex which was attended by large number of poets, literary figures and lovers of Hamaz Baba from across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan. They paid rich tribute to the Pashto poet and highlighted different aspects of his life. 
Abdul Samad Bacha Jan presided over the moot while Dr Salman Taseer and Dr Masud were the chief guests. Member Provincial Assembly Shafiq Sher Afridi also attended the gathering. 
Chief of Khyber Pakhto Adabi Jirga (PAJ) Prof Dr Tawab Shah Masroor welcomed the guests and thanked them for their valuable participation in the literary moot. 
In the first session, speakers including Dr Salman Taseer and Dr Masud shed light on various aspect of the life of the Baba-e-Ghazal Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari and acknowledged his great services for the uplift of Pashto language. 
In the second session (Mushaira), the poets including Kohat Khan Zakir, Khayal Shah, Taqdeer Malang, Niamatullah Aseer, Abid Samar, Dr Kaleem, Khanemullah Mazoor, Iqbal Khyberwal, Naseem Shelmani, Jamaluddin Jamal, Haris Khan Haris  and others, paid rich tributes to the great Pashto poet through their prose, Pashto verses and ghazal. 
Hamza Baba, recognised as pioneer of Pashto modern Ghazal, passed away on February 18 1994.