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Ahfaz Ur Rahman
Ahfaz-ur-Rahman ( ur, ) (born 4 April 1942 – 12 April 2020), was a Pakistani journalist, writer and poet. He struggled for the freedom of the press and for the rights of journalists under military dictatorships and even civilian governments. Rahman was the author of many books including books on the journalist movement against the military dictatorship of Zia-ul-Haq in Pakistan, collections of articles on international dissidents, and collections of poetry. He also translated several books into Urdu. He died on 12 April 2020 in Karachi, Pakistan. Personal life Background Rahman was born in Jabalpur, India in 1942. He along with his family migrated to Pakistan in 1947. During his secondary education, he won prizes for his writings. He was inspired by Sahir Ludhyanvi, Krishan Chander and other stalwarts of the Progressive Writers' Movement since his early years. He became a student leader of the left-wing student organization, National Students Federation (NSF) and took pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabalpur
Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. Jabalpur is an important administrative, industrial and business center of Madhya Pradesh. It is the judicial capital of Madhya Pradesh as The Madhya Pradesh High Court along with other important administrative headquarters of India and Madhya Pradesh are located in Jabalpur. It is generally accepted that the game of Snooker originated in Jabalpur. Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of Jabalpur district (the second-most-populous district in Madhya Pradesh) and the Jabalpur division. It also is a major education centre in India. The city is known for the marble rocks on the river Narmada at Bhedaghat. Etymology According to a prevalent theory, Jabalpur was named after a sage named Jabali, who meditated on the banks of the Narmada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Express (Urdu Newspaper)
The ''Daily Express'' () is one of Pakistan's most widely circulated Urdu-language newspapers. It is published simultaneously from Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Rahim Yar Khan Rahim Yar Khan () is a city in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 9th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is the capital of the Rahim Yar Khan District and Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil. The administration of the city is subdivided into ni ... and Sukkar. Retrieved 6 June 2018 See also * Express New ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Urdu Poets
The following is a List of Urdu-language poets. 13th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century * Mirza Muhammad Rafi, ''Sauda'' (1713–1780) * Siraj Aurangabadi, ''Siraj'' (1715–1763) *Mohammad Meer Soz Dehlvi, ''Soz'' (1720-1799) * Khwaja Mir Dard, ''Dard'' (1721–1785) * Qayem Chandpuri, Muhammad Qyamuddin Ali ''Qayem'' (1722–1793) * Mir Taqi Mir, ''Mir'' (1723–1810) * Nazeer Akbarabadi, ''Nazeer'' (1740–1830) * Qalandar Bakhsh Jurat, ''Jurat'' (1748–1810) * Mashafi Shaikh Ghulam Hamdani, ''Mas'hafi'' (1750–1824) * Insha Allah Khan 'Insha', ''Insha'' (1756–1817) * Saadat Yaar Khan Rangin, ''Rangin'' (1757–1835) * Bahadur Shah, ''Zafar'' (1775–1862) * Imam Baksh Nasikh, ''Nasikh'' (1776–1838) * Khwaja Haidar Ali Atish, ''Atish'' (1778–1846) * Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, ''Zauq'' (1789–1854) * Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, ''Ghalib'' (1797–1869) 19th century * Momin Khan Momin, ''Momin'' (1801–1852) * Mirza Salaamat Ali D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pakistani Writers
This is a List of Pakistani writers, writers of fiction and nonfiction who are native to, or born in Pakistan, writing in any language. __NOTOC__ A B * Badam Natawan *Bano Qudsia *Bapsi Sidhwa * Begum Akhtar Riazuddin *Bina Shah * Bushra Rahman C *Chaudhry Afzal Haq * Colonel Muhammad Khan D * Daniyal Mueenuddin *Daud Kamal E F G * Ghulam Hassan Lobsang * Ghulam Muhammad Girami, Maulana * Ghulam Muhammad Qasir H I J * Janbaz Mirza * Jazib Qureshi * Javed Ahmad Ghamidi K M N * Nabi Bux Khan Baloch *Naseem Hijazi * Naseem Thebo *Nasir Kazmi * Noorul Huda Shah O * Allamah Kaukab Noorani Okarvi *Osman Khalid Butt P * Patras Bokhari * Partawi Shah Q *Qudrat Ullah Shahab *Qurat-ul-Ain Haider R *Raees Warsi * Rahim Gul * Rasheed Ahmed Siddique * Rashid Sabir S T * Tahir Alauddin * Tahir Naqvi *Tehmina Durrani * Tarique Ashraf *Tariq Ali U *Usman Peerzada W *Wasif Ali Wasif *Wazir Agha Y * Yusuf Hussain Abadi Z See also * List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pakistani Poets
This is a list of noted Pakistani poets, poets born or raised in Pakistan, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the languages of Pakistan. A B * Baqi Siddiqui * Bushra Farrukh D * Daud Kamal * Dilawar Figar E * Ehsan Danish F *Faiz Ahmad Faiz * Fouzia Bhatti *Fayyaz Hashmi G *Ghani Khan * Ghulam Muhammad Qasir *Mir Gul Khan Naseer H I *Ibn-e-Insha *Idris Azad *Iftikhar Arif J *Jon Elia *Jamiluddin Aali *Janbaz Mirza *Josh Malihabadi * Jazib Qureshi * Jamal Ehsani K * Khaqan Haider Ghazi *Khawar Rizvi * Khurshid Rizvi *Khushal Khan Khattak *Khwaja Ghulam Farid *Kishwar Naheed * Khalid Irfan *Khawaja Pervez L *Liaquat Ali Asim * Lala Sehrai M N *Naeem Hashmi * Nasim Amrohi *Nasir Kazmi *Nazim Panipati *Noon Meem Rashid O * Obaidullah Aleem P * Professor Iqbal Azeem * Parveen Shakir *Pirzada Qasim Q *Qateel Shifai * Quaim Amrohi R *Rahman Baba *Rais Amrohvi * Raees Warsi * Raushan Yazdani S T *Tabish Dehlvi * Tahir Hanfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pakistani Journalists
This is a list of Pakistani journalists from print and electronic media. A *Amin Hafeez *Ansar Abbasi *Ayaz Amir * Abdul Hameed Chapra *Asma Chaudhry *Ardeshir Cowasjee *Altaf Husain *Arshad Sharif * Aasma Sherazi *Abid Qaiyum Suleri * Akhtar Jamal *Agha Shorish Kashmiri *Anthony Mascarenhas *Asad Ali Toor *Ayaz Latif Palijo *Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi * Ahfaz-ur-Rahman *Ahmed Rashid *Ayesha Siddiqa *Akber Ali Wahidi (1957–2011), sports journalist *Abdullah Malik (1920–2003) B *Siddiq Baloch * Syed Babar Ali *Mujahid Barelvi *Rabiah Jamil Beg *Sana Bucha *Meher Bukhari C *Chiragh Hasan Hasrat E *Eqbal Ahmad F * Faysal Aziz Khan * Muhammad Farooq *Musharraf Ali Farooqi *Ian Fyfe G *Maulana Ghulam Rasool Mehr * Ilyas Gadit * Sabihuddin Ghausi *Gharida Farooqi H *Hasan Abidi *Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah * Muhammad Izhar ul Haq *Irshad Ahmed Haqqani *Khalid Hasan *Mehdi Hasan *Zahida Hina * Irfan Husain *Mishal Husain * Saneeya Hussain * Talat Hussain *Hamid Mir * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asma Shirazi
Asma Shirazi is one of the most senior Pakistani journalists known for her bravery and effort, she is a political commentator who hosts a primetime current-affairs show on '' Aaj News''. Early life and education Born in Islamabad in 1976, Shirazi studied political science at Punjab University, she worked as a radio presenter with Radio Pakistan and later moved to Geo News in 2001. In 2006, Shirazi became Pakistan's first female war correspondent when she reported from the 2006 Lebanon War and later from Pakistan-Afghanistan border in 2009. Shirazi is a member of The Coalition For Women In Journalism. She was born in Islamabad, and has a postgraduate degree in Political Science from Punjab University in Lahore. Career Shirazi began her career with PTV in 2000, moved to Geo News in 2002 and would go on to acquire a diverse variety of experience as a reporter and anchor with numerous channels. After working with Geo News, she joined ARY News in 2007 as an anchor and host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amar Jaleel
Kazi Abdul Jaleel ( Sindhi: قاضي عبدالجليل) (born 1936 in Rohri), popularly known as Amar Jaleel, is a Sindhi fiction writer and a Columnist whose columns appear in various Sindhi, Urdu and English-language dailies of Pakistan. He has authored 20 books, and received awards including Pride of Performance (Pakistan), and Akhal Bharat Sindhi Sahat Sabha National Award (India). Early life Jaleel started writing stories when he was 10 years old. He played for his NJV School and also featured briefly in first class cricket as wicketkeeper-batsman. Professional career Amar Jaleel started his career at Radio Pakistan, Karachi before being transferred to Islamabad, where he worked in different positions at radio and educational institutions. Now retired, Jaleel currently resides in Karachi, Sindh, where he spends his leisure time writing articles for various Pakistan newspapers, and is known as a popular columnist for ''Dawn'' and ''The Nation'' currently working with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahfaz Launch
Ahfaz-ur-Rahman ( ur, ) (born 4 April 1942 – 12 April 2020), was a Pakistani journalist, writer and poet. He struggled for the freedom of the press and for the rights of journalists under military dictatorships and even civilian governments. Rahman was the author of many books including books on the journalist movement against the military dictatorship of Zia-ul-Haq in Pakistan, collections of articles on international dissidents, and collections of poetry. He also translated several books into Urdu. He died on 12 April 2020 in Karachi, Pakistan. Personal life Background Rahman was born in Jabalpur, India in 1942. He along with his family migrated to Pakistan in 1947. During his secondary education, he won prizes for his writings. He was inspired by Sahir Ludhyanvi, Krishan Chander and other stalwarts of the Progressive Writers' Movement since his early years. He became a student leader of the left-wing student organization, National Students Federation (NSF) and took pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intizar Hussain
Intizar Hussain ( ur, ; 21 December 1925 – 2 February 2016) was a Pakistani writer of Urdu novels, short stories, poetry and nonfiction. He is widely recognised as a leading literary figure of Pakistan. He was among the finalists of the Man Booker Prize in 2013. As someone born in Indian Subcontinent who later migrated to Pakistan during 1947 Partition, a perennial theme in Hussain's works deals with the nostalgia linked with his life in pre-partition era. Intizar Husain is often described as possibly the greatest living Urdu writer. Literary work He wrote short stories, novels and poetry in Urdu, and also literary columns for ''Dawn'' newspaper and ''Daily Express'' newspaper. ''The Seventh Door'', ''Leaves'' and ''Basti'' are among his books that have been translated into English. Among the five novels he wrote – ''Chaand Gahan'' (1952), ''Din Aur Daastaan'' (1959), ''Basti'' (1980), ''Tazkira'' (1987), ''Aage Samandar Hai'' (1995) – ''Basti'' received global praise. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Booker International Prize
The International Booker Prize (formerly known as the Man Booker International Prize) is an international literary award hosted in the United Kingdom. The introduction of the International Prize to complement the Man Booker Prize was announced in June 2004. Sponsored by the Man Group, from 2005 until 2015 the award was given every two years to a living author of any nationality for a body of work published in English or generally available in English translation. It rewarded one author's "continued creativity, development and overall contribution to fiction on the world stage", and was a recognition of the writer's body of work rather than any one title. Since 2016, the award has been given annually to a single book translated into English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland, with a £50,000 prize for the winning title, shared equally between author and translator. Crankstart, the charitable foundation of Sir Michael Moritz and his wife, Harriet Heyman began suppor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zahida Hina
Zahida Hina (Urdu: زاہدہ حنا) is a noted Urdu columnist, essayist, short story writer, novelist and dramatist from Pakistan. Life Zahida was born in India, after the independence of Pakistan in 1947, her father, Muhammad Abul Khair, emigrated to Pakistan and settled in Karachi, where Zahida was brought up and homeschooled until she started her formal education from 7th class at Happy Home School. She wrote her first story when she was nine years old. She graduated from University of Karachi, and her first essay was published in the monthly ''Insha'' in 1962. She chose journalism as a career in mid-60s. In 1970, she married the well-known poet Jaun Elia. Zahida Hina was associated with the daily ''Jang'' from 1988 until 2005 when she moved to the '' Daily Express, Pakistan''. She now lives in Karachi. Hina has also worked for Radio Pakistan, BBC Urdu and Voice of America. Since 2006, she has written a weekly column, Pakistan Diary in Rasrang, the Sunday magazine of In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
