fiction writer
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Karnal
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now in India. Then his family migrated to city
Jhang
Jhang (Punjabi, ur, ), ) is the capital city of Jhang District, in the central portion of the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Situated on the east bank of the Chenab river, it is the 18th largest city of Pakistan by population.
The historic ...
in
Pakistan
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He was influenced by the Urdu fiction writer
Ibn-e-Safi
Ibn-e-Safi (26 July 1928 – 26 July 1980) (also spelled as Ibne Safi) ( ur, ) was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad ( ur, ), a fiction writer, novelist and poet of Urdu from Pakistan. The word Ibn-e-Safi is an Persian expression which litera ...
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Novels
* ''Aik Arab Dollars Ka Mansuba''
* ''Begal mission''
* ''Chuhay Daan''
* ''Jinn Boss''
* ''Waadi e Marjaan''
* ''Dusri Khala''
* ''File Number 119''
* ''Batooma Kay Shaitaan''
* ''Sonay Ka Ghoda''
* ''Jazeeray Ka Samundar''
* ''Daldal Ka Samundar''
* اڑن طشتری کا تجربہ
* Packet ka raaz (In two editions)
* Un kai karnamay
* Gaar ka sammundar
* Chupa rustam
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* Yashoma or surkh teer
* Surkh teer ka shikar
* Surkh teer ka kaidi
* Surkh teer ke waadi mai
* Jungle mai cheek
* Daku ka khauf
* Purasarar wardatai
* Maut ka khail
* Bhai jan ki talash
* Dhokay kay Pahar
* Yoda par hamla
* Mout ke Soudagar
* Jin + Sheitan
* Khatarnak 10
* Sarlaas
* Fartan'la
* Tasweer ka Qatal
* Purisrar Aaqa
* Mukhlis Qatil
* Barf k us paar
* Abzaal
* Fridge Ki Talaash
* Ungli ki Qeemat
* Purasarar Mehman
* Apni Laash
* Blackmailer
* Asharfy Ka Raaz
* Farooq Ki Rooh
* Dosra Mujrim
* Pistol Ka Aghwa
* Bawarchi Khane Main Laash
* Saumandar ka Tohfa
* Khouf ke Shikaar
Career
He started his career by writing short stories for children and then wrote his first novel in 1973. He was at his peak of popularity in the 1970s to 1990s when paper printed novels were most read. He was famous due to his Inspector Jamshed novels, Inspector Kamran Mirza novels, and Shoki Brothers novels, and sometimes a combination of all three As of 2014, he was an editor of the magazine Bachon Ka Islama (novel for children) and writing novels for Atlantis Publications, Karachi. Ishtiaq Ahmed was among the first to write Urdu fiction for children in Pakistan.
His most famous novels include Sunehri Chatan, Jazeeray Ka Samandar, Dairay Ka Samanadar, Jeraal Series, Duniya ke us Paar, Sone ka Jahaaz
Ishtiaq Ahmad has authored hundreds of suspense thriller novels in Urdu for children which include characters such as Inspector Jamshed, Inspector Kamran Mirza as well as the Shoki brothers. He had written nearly 800 spy and detective novels during his writing career.
Lahore
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. He was waiting to board a plane after attending ''Karachi International Book Fair'' held at
Karachi Expo Centre
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IDEAS exhibition ...
. His cause of death was a serious
Heart Attack
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. Among his survivors were his wife, five sons and three daughters. He is buried in his hometown
Jhang
Jhang (Punjabi, ur, ), ) is the capital city of Jhang District, in the central portion of the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Situated on the east bank of the Chenab river, it is the 18th largest city of Pakistan by population.
The historic ...