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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 ... [...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 ... [...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 Narm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fehmida Riaz
Fahmida Riaz ( ur, ) (28 July 1946 – 21 November 2018) was a Urdu writer, poet and activist of Pakistan. She authored many books, of which some are ''Godaavari'', ''Khatt-e Marmuz'', and ''Khana e Aab O Gil'' the first translation in rhyme of the Masnavi of Jalaluddin Rumi from Persian into Urdu. The author of more than 15 books of fiction and poetry, she remained at the center of controversies. When ''Badan Dareeda'', her second collection of verse, appeared, she was accused of using erotic, sensual expressions and sometimes islamist undertone in her work. The themes prevalent in her verse were, until then, considered taboo for women writers. She also translated the works of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and Shaikh Ayaz from Sindhi to Urdu. Fleeing General Zia-ul Haq's religious tyranny, Riaz sought refuge in India and spent seven years there. The poems from her collection ''Apna Jurm Sabit Hae'' reflect her homeland's experience under the dictatorship of General Zia-ul-Haq. By r ... [...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 maga ... [...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 su ... [...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] |
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] |
Pervez Musharraf
General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of the federal government in 1999. He also served as the 10th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 1998 to 2001 and the 7th Chief of Army Staff from 1998 to 2007. Born in Delhi during the British Raj, Musharraf was raised in Karachi and Istanbul. He studied mathematics at Forman Christian College in Lahore and was also educated at the Royal College of Defence Studies in the United Kingdom. Musharraf entered the Pakistan Military Academy in 1961 and was commissioned to the Pakistan Army in 1964. Musharraf saw action during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 as a second lieutenant. By the 1980s, he was commanding an artillery brigade. In the 1990s, Musharraf was promoted to major general and assigned an infantry division, and later c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
