Ata ul Haq Qasmi
| Ata ul Haq Qasmi عطا الحق قاسمی | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 1, 1943 Wazirabad, British India |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Children |
Yasir Pirzada, Pirzada Muhammad Omar Qasmi, Pirzada Muhammad Ali Usman Qasmi |
| Residence | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Occupation |
Columnist, Journalist, Former Ambassador , Former Professor of Urdu Literature |
| Religion | Islam |
Ata ul Haq Qasmi (Urdu: عطا الحق قاسمی) is a Pakistani Urdu language columnist and poet. He has written many articles on different subjects for the leading newspapers of Pakistan.
The most distinguished character of Qasmi's column is his satire on social inequalities of the society and his anti dictatorship stance which he boldly takes in his columns. He has a unique style of writing incomparable to any other columnist because of his humorous way which holds the reader till the last line of his column. He served as the Ambassador of Pakistan in Norway and Thailand from 1997 to 1999. His books of columns include "Column Tamam", "Shar Goshiyan", "Hansna Rona Mana Hay", "Mazeed Ganjey Farishtey and many more while his TV Drama Serials include the most popular "Khwaja and Son", "Shab Daig" and "Sheeda Talli". His travelogues "Shoq-e-Awargi" and "Goron k des mein are widely read and popular among the readers. He is currently serving as the honrary Chairman of the Lahore Arts Council Lahore Pakistan.In recognition of his literary contribution,the government of Pakistan awarded him the 'Hilal-e-Imtiaz','Sitara-i-Imtiaz' and the 'Pride of Performance'.[1]
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