The Pakistan Writers Guild (Pākistān Rāʾiṭarz Gilḍ) is an association of writers and writers that was established on 29 January 1959 in

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under the chairmanship of

Maulvi Abdul Haq Maulvi Abdul Haq ( ur, ) (20 April 1870 – 16 August 1961) was a scholar and a linguist, whom some call '' Baba-e-Urdu'' ( ur, ) (''Father of Urdu''). Abdul Haq was a champion of the Urdu language and the demanded for it to be made the nat ...

and he became the first member of the association. The purpose of establishing this association was to protect the rights of writers of Pakistan. Almost all notable writers and poets of Pakistan were members of this association. Also, several

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were launched under the auspices of the Writers' Guild, which were considered the biggest and most important literary awards in Pakistan.

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Writers' organizations Organizations established in 1959 Pakistani writers Literary societies Arts organisations based in Pakistan {{lit-org-stub