All you need to know about famous Urdu authors and poets such as Abdaal Bela, Ahfaz-ur-Rahman, Ahmad Bashir, Ahmad Faraz, Aijaz Ahmad Mangi, Akhtar Raza Saleemi, Akhtar Sheerani, Mir Taki Mir, Mirza Adeeb, Ali Moeen, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Ismail Ahmedani, Ismat Chughtai.
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Born on 10th December 1976 in the thriving city of Sialkot, Umera Ahmad has turned into one the most well read and famous drama writer and novelist of the Urdu entertainment media.
Tehmina Durrani was born into a very rich and dominant Afghan family on 18th February, 1953. Her family was also very educated, which resulted in Tehmina’s independent spirit. At the age of 17 she was betrothed to Anees Khan, giving birth to her daughter Tania, but the couple divorced and she married Ghulam Mustafa Khar.
Shafiq-ur-Rehman is Pakistan’s legendary humorist who gave a new look to Urdu humor and is the inspiration for many of the leading humorists nowadays. He was born on November 9, 1920 in Rohtak. Shafiq-ur-Rehman is responsible for bringing smiles on the faces of many of his readers if not all. It was with his humorous short stories that he earned his fame while serving as a doctor in Pakistani Army.
Pitras Bukhari, whose full name was Syed Ahmed Shah, was born in 1898 on the 1st of October. Peshawar was his birth place. Pitras Bukhari is popular for his humorous writing; his funny literature is the main reason for his fame. His writings are humorous, amusing and entertaining. Pitras was not only an author but also a teacher and a scholar in true sense of the word. He was not only a humorist but he also worked in the education sector. Other than playing the role of an educator, he wrote several essays which led him to be known as an excellent essayist. He also put his broadcasting skills to use. He was appointed by the Government of Pakistan as the Diplomat for UN.
Famous writer of Pakistan Mustansar Hussain Tarar was born at Mandi Bahauddin. He was born on 1st March, 1939. He witnessed the great partition of the Subcontinent and everything initiated by this partition. He observed these events keenly at Lahore. He was the son of Rehmat Khan Tarar who used to run a small seed business. His business turned out to be very profitable gradually and a time came when he was the best among his competitors.
Few poets and poetesses of the present era have been able to influence the Urdu poetry as deeply as Parveen Shakir of Pakistan. Known as one of the greatest contemporary Urdu poetesses of Pakistan, Shakir was born in Karachi Pakistan on 24th November, 1952. Perveen Shakir completed her education in Karachi and did her Masters; one in English Language and one in Linguistic. Later she got another Masters degree in Bank Administration from Harvard University. Shakir also cleared the CSS exam; a highly competitive exam for Pakistani Civil Services. For nine years Shakir was associated with the teaching profession and then joined the Customs Department as a Civil Servant. She also worked as a second secretary, CBR Islamabad.
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A Hundred Journeys~ Stories of my Fatherland is a very interesting book written by Omar Zafarullah. Omar Zafarullah is a mechanical engineer by profession. At present he is the regional manager of one of the Fortune 500 companies. The book however shows a very different side of Omar’s personality. The book seems like a long […]