Zavia Book By-Ashfaq-Ahmed-Part 1اشفاق احمد

Ashfaq Ahmed (Urdu: اشفاق احمد‬‎; 22 August 1925 – 7 September 2004) was a writer, playwright and broadcaster from Pakistan.[4] He wrote several books in Urdu. His works included novels, short stories and plays for television and radio.[5] He was awarded President's Pride of Performance and Sitara-i-Imtiaz for meritorious services in the field of literature and broadcasting.[6]

Ashfaq Ahmed

اشفاق احمد‬

Born 22 August 1925

Muktsar, Punjab, British India

Died 7 September 2004 (aged 79)

Lahore, Pakistan

Occupation Writer, playwright, intellectual

Nationality Pakistani

Genre Fiction, non-fiction

Subject Literature, philosophy, psychology, socialism

Notable awards

Sitara-i-Imtiaz[1]

Pride of Performance[2]

Spouse Bano Qudsia

Children Aneeq Ahmed Khan, Anees Ahmed Khan, Aseer Ahmed Khan

Education

After Partition, when Ahmed arrived at the Walton refugee camp with millions of other migrants, he used to make announcements of directions on a megaphone around the clock for the refugees. Later, he got a job in 'Radio Azad Kashmir', which was established on a truck that used to drive around in various parts of Kashmir. He then got lectureship at Dayal Singh College, Lahore for two years. Whereafter, he went to Rome to join 'Radio Rome' as an Urdu newscaster. He also used to teach Urdu at 'Rome University'. During his stay in Europe, he received diplomas in the Italian and French languages from the 'Sapienza University of Rome|University of Rome' and University of Grenoble, France. He also earned a special training diploma in radio broadcasting from New York University.[11]

Career

He started writing stories in his childhood, which were published in Phool [Flower] magazine. After returning to Pakistan from Europe, he took out his own monthly literary magazine, Dastaango [Story Teller], and joined Radio Pakistan as a script writer. He was made editor of the popular Urdu weekly, Lail-o-Nahar [Day and Night], in place of famous poet Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum by the Government of Pakistan.[4]

In 1962, Ahmed started his popular radio program, Talqeen Shah [The Preacher] which made him immensely popular among the people in towns and villages.[13] He was appointed director of the Markazi Urdu Board in 1966, which was later renamed as Urdu Science Board, a post he held for 29 years.[11] He remained with the board until 1979. He also served as adviser in the Education Ministry during Zia-ul-Haq's regime.

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