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Ashfaq Ahmed Khan (Urdu: اشفاق احمد خان; 22 August 1925 – 7 September 2004) was a writer, playwright and broadcaster from Pakistan.[1][2] His works in Urdu included novels, short stories and plays for television and radio of Pakistan. He received the President's Pride of Performance and Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) awards for his everlasting services in the field of broadcasting and literary heritage of Pakistan.[3]

For other uses, see Ashfaq Ahmed (disambiguation).

Ashfaq Ahmed
اشفاق احمد

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Born(1925-08-22)22 August 1925
Muktsar, Punjab, British India
Died7 September 2004(2004-09-07) (aged 79)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
OccupationWriter, playwright, intellectual
NationalityPakistani
GenreFiction, non-fiction
SubjectLiterature, philosophy, psychology, socialism
Notable worksTalqeen Shah, Aik Muhabbat So Afsaney, Gadariya, Tota Kahani, Mann Chale Ka Sauda, Zavia, Farhang Istalahaat
Notable awardsSitara-i-Imtiaz
Pride of Performance (1979)
SpouseBano Qudsia
ChildrenAneeq Ahmed Khan, Anees Ahmed Khan, Aseer Ahmed Khan

Early life


Ahmed was born on 22 August 1925 in Muktsar, Punjab, British India, in an ethnic Pashtun family of the Mohmand tribe.[1][4][5][6] His early education was in Muktsar.[4][5][7]

Shortly before the partition of India in 1947, he migrated to Pakistan and settled in Lahore, Punjab.[8] He completed a Master of Arts degree in Urdu literature from Government College Lahore. Bano Qudsia, his wife and companion in Urdu literary circles, was his classmate at the Government College.[9]

Ahmed travelled widely and could speak Punjabi, Urdu, English, Italian and French.[1]


Career


As a boy he wrote stories, which were published in Phool (Flower), a magazine for children. 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.[1][2]

In 1962, Ashfaq Ahmed started his radio program, Talqeen Shah (The Preacher) which made him popular among the people in towns and villages.[1] 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.[8] He remained with the board until 1979. He also served as an adviser in the Education Ministry during Zia-ul-Haq's regime.

Ahmed wrote over thirty books. His short story (afsana), Gaddarya (The Shepherd) earned him early fame in 1955.[2]

From his own resources, he created the Central Board for the Development of Urdu in Lahore.[3]


Radio plays



Television shows



Books



Later years, death and legacy


Ashfaq Ahmed's Grave in Model Town, Lahore
Ashfaq Ahmed's Grave in Model Town, Lahore

Later in life, Ahmed’s devotion to Sufism grew.[11] His close association with Qudrat Ullah Shahab and Mumtaz Mufti, Baba Mohammad Yahya Khan[12] was also attributed to this tendency. He used to get together with his fans in PTV program Baithak (The Guest Room) and Zaviya (The Angle) where he gave swift but satisfying responses to each and every question posed by the youth audience.[2]

On 7 September 2004, Ahmed died of pancreatic cancer. He was buried in Model Town, Lahore, Pakistan.[1]

In November 2004, Allama Iqbal Open University staff organized an event in Islamabad to pay tributes to Ahmed. At this event, Chairman, National Language Authority, Fateh Muhammad Malik stated that with the death of Ashfaq Ahmed, a vacuum had been created in the literary world of Pakistan. Chairman, Pakistan Academy of Letters, Iftikhar Arif also paid tribute to him as a dynamic literary figure and said that one of his priorities had always remained welfare of the people.[3]


Awards and recognition



See also



References


  1. Ashfaq Ahmed remembered Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 September 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2019
  2. "About Ashfaq". Zaviia.com website. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ISLAMABAD: Tributes paid to Ashfaq Ahmed Dawn (newspaper), Published 1 November 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2019
  4. Iqbal, M 1999, Colours of Loneliness, Oxford University Press, p.391
  5. Iqbal, Muzaffar (1999). Colours of loneliness. ISBN 9780195778502. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  6. "The enigma behind the man". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 26 February 2019., Biography of Ashfaq Ahmed
  7. "Ashfaq Ahmed". Pakistanconnections.com website. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  8. "ASHFAQ AHMED – An Unforgettable Personality". Hamariweb.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  9. "In life, in literature: the Siamese twins". Pakistan: Dawn. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. Nadeem F. Paracha (1 March 2015). "The sage, the populist and the dictator". Pakistan: Dawn. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  11. "Ashfaq Ahmed promoted sufism". The Nation. Pakistan. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  12. "Modern day Mystic". 6 January 2014.
  13. Ashfaq Ahmed, winner of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award and Pride of Performance Award on urdunovelsorg.com website Retrieved 26 February 2019
  14. Ashfaq Ahmed remembered (includes his awards info) The News International (newspaper), Published 8 September 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2019




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