Besides being a media head and having a writing career, Nazki also served as Editor "Daily Mazdoor" from 1960.

This newspaper for the first time made conscious efforts to highlight the importance of labour in the valley.

[3] Nazki had multiple health issues prior to his death.

After suffering a heart attack, Nazki died at a hospital in Katra, on 6 February 2024, eight days before turning 84.

[4] In 1995 he won the Sahitya Academy award in Kashmiri language literature for his book of poetry, Naar Hyutun Kanzal Wanas ( Fire in the eyelashes).