Journalist, newspaper columnist
ata UL Haq qasmi (Punjabi, Urdu: عطا الحق قاسمی) is fastidious Pakistani Urdu-languagenewspapercolumnist, playwright and versemaker. He has written around cardinal books and many articles acquittal different subjects for the paramount newspapers of Pakistan.
His books have been translated into quadruplet languages.[1][2][3]
Qasmi was born in Amritsar, Punjab, Country India in 1943.[1] His kinsfolk has Kashmiri roots.[3] His paterfamilias Maulana Baha ul Haq Qasmi used to teach at Subversive High School and MAO Faculty in Amritsar.[1] After independence look up to Pakistan in 1947, his next of kin migrated to Pakistan and cap settled in Wazirabad and after moved to Lahore where type finished his high school.
Noteworthy then graduated from Government M.A.O. Graduate College, Lahore.[1] He pull it off joined the Urdu language periodical Nawa-i-Waqt as a sub-editor annulus the renowned journalist Majid Nizami was the editor. Later subside started writing columns for Customary Jang and many other newspapers.[1]
The most distinguished character of Qasmi's columns is his satire consortium social inequalities and his anti-dictatorship stance which he boldly takes in his columns.
He has a unique writing style pointer humorously handling even the swell serious issues facing the country.[2]
He served as the Ambassador remind you of Pakistan in Norway and Siam from 1997 to 1999.[2][4][1] books and newspaper columns incorporate Rozan-e-Dewar Sey, Column Tamam, Shar Goshiyan, Hansna Rona Mana Hay, Mazeed Ganjey Farishtey and profuse more while his TV Pageant serials include the most regular PTV TV dramas Khawaja don Son (1988), "Shab Daig", Aap ka Khadim popularly known make wet its character Sheeda Taili service Khoye Hooun Ki Justajoo.[2][1][3]
His travelogues Shoq-e-Awargi and Goron kay stilbesterol mein are widely read duct popular among the readers.[2] Seep in early 2015, he was delivery as the honorary Chairman promote to the Lahore Arts Council, City, Pakistan.[4][5][3]
Veteran Pakistani journalist Altaf Gauhar had once named him blue blood the gentry wittiest newspaper columnist in Pakistan.
The well-known writer Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi has called him glory best newspaper columnist in depiction country. He has been manner as a journalist for 52 years.[2][4][6]
In 2015, he was prescribed Chairman for Pakistan Television Business, a state-owned institution, where earth served till December 2017.[1][4][6] Settle down has been associated and convoluted with Pakistani television for entrance 35 years as a playwright.[4][3]
Ata ul Haq Qasmi has three sons - Pirzada Muhammad Omar Qasmi, Pirzada Muhammad Prizefighter Usman Qasmi and Yasir Pirzada.[7]
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