Bashir Zaidi Aseer

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Bashir Zaidi takhallus Aseer (1934- ), Pakistani poet and civil servant till his retirement in 1994. Born in Delhi, British India (now India), he was associated with the struggle for independence from British rule in his early teens. On achieving independence, he migrated to Lahore where he joined Radio Pakistan (later Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation). Bashir Zaidi is an urdu poet renowned for classical and progressive ghazals.