Saleem Kausar (), born Muhammad Saleem () is a Pakistani

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. He has published several poetry books. He has also written various title songs for different TV serials. He has attended several poetry symposiums (

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) in various countries.Ghazals of Saleem Kausar
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Personal life

Kausar was born on 24 October 1947 in

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, India. After partition, his family migrated to Pakistan and settled in

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, Pakistan. He received his primary and secondary education there. Later he moved to Kabeerwala with his family. In 1972, he shifted to

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, where he has worked in various newspapers before joining

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(PTV). He retired several years ago.

Literary career

Kausar began his literary career from Kabeerwala, where he met with well-known and national poets and learnt and practiced

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. He also attended poetry gatherings. After moving to Karachi, he joined Urdu newspapers and wrote Qat'aas (quatrains), a form of Urdu poetry on a daily basis. He has written five collections of Urdu poetry. He became famous after his ghazal ''"Main khiyal hoon kisi aur ka"'' sung by various singers, was breakthrough in 1980. He has visited several countries to participate the poetry gatherings, including

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and

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. A writer says;

Awards

*Received

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Award from

Governor of Sindh The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the Chief Secretary of Sindh, Chief Secretary ...

Ishratul Ibad Ishratul Ibad Khan (, born 2 March 1963) is a British Pakistanis, British-Pakistani doctor and politician who served as the 30th governor of Sindh, Pakistan. He took up the post of Governor of Sindh, Pakistan on 27 December 2002, becoming the y ...

on 23 March 2015.Slain KU dean among civil awards recipients
Dawn (newspaper), Published 24 March 2015, Retrieved 15 November 2022

Bibliography

* ''Muhabbat aik shajar ha'' 1994'' محبت اِک شجر ہے'' * ''Khali haathon mein arz-o-sama'' 1980''خالی ہاتھوں میں ارض و سماء'' * '' Yeh chiragh hai tau jala rahai'' 1987''یہ چراغ ہے تو جلا رہے'' * ''Zara mausam badalnay dau'' 1991''ذرا موسم بدلنے دو'' * ''Duniya meri aarzoo se kam hey'' 2007 ''دنیا مری آرزو سے کم ہے' جنہیں راستے میں خبر ہوئی '

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