Which Pakistani poet received the “Lenin Prize”?

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(A) Hafeez Jalandhari
(B) Faiz Ahmad Faiz
(C)  Munir Niazi
(D) None of these

🧠 Explanation:

  • Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a celebrated Pakistani Urdu poet, was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize by the Soviet Union in 1962.
  • He was the first Asian poet to receive this prestigious international award for promoting peace and humanist ideals.
  • The Lenin Peace Prize was considered the Soviet equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize and was conferred on foreign citizens.
  • None of the other names listed—Hafeez Jalandhari or Munir Niazi—received this award, making (B) Faiz Ahmad Faiz the correct option.