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Khalida Hussain (Urdu: خالدہ حسین; 18 July 1937 – 11 January 2019) was a Pakistani fiction writer and novelist of Urdu.[1][2][3] She introduced a new trend in Urdu fiction writing, she mostly wrote stories on real life and was regarded as the best fiction writer in Pakistan after Intizar Hussain.[4] Khalida's novel Kaghazi Ghat (Paper Wharf) was her last novel in Urdu Literature.[4]

Khalida Hussain
Born	Khalida Asghar (1937-07-18)July 18, 1937 Lahore, Punjab Province, British Raj
Died	January 11, 2019(2019-01-11) (aged 81) Islamabad, Pakistan
Occupation	Fiction writer, novelist and critic
Language	Urdu
Nationality	Pakistani
Alma mater	Lahore College for Women University Oriental College, Lahore University of the Punjab
Years active	1956 – 2017
Notable works	Kaghazi Ghat
Notable awards	Pride of Performance (2006)

Early life and education

Born as Khalida Asghar in Lahore on 18 July 1937,[5] her father, A. G. Asghar was vice chancellor of University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.[5][6] Khalida completed her BA from the Lahore College for Women University. Later she received a master's degree from University of the Punjab, Lahore.[5] She got her Masters in Literature from the University of the Punjab.[5] She shifted to Islamabad after her marriage, then Karachi and returned to Islamabad.[2][5]

Career

Khalida Hussain chose teaching as her career besides being a writer.[5] She started short story writing in 1956. Many compilations of her short stories have been published, which include Pehchaan (1982), Darwaza (1984), Masroof Aurat, Hain Khaab Main Hunooz and Mein Yahan Hun. She also authored a novel Kaghazi Ghat.[6][1]

Awards and recognition

• Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2006 for her services in Urdu Literature.[7]

Death

She died on 11 January 2019 at the age of 81 in Islamabad, Pakistan. In her old age, she was getting weak with some chronic illnesses.[5][8]

Works

Short stories

• Pehchaan (1981)[1]
• Darwaza (1982)[1][2]
• Masroof Aurat (1989)[1]
• Hain Khaab Main Hunooz (1995)
• Mein Yahan Hun (2005)[2]
• Majmua Khalida Hussain (2008)
• Jeenay Ki Pabandi (2017)[2][5]

Novels

• Kaghazi Ghat (2005)[2][5]

Other

• Pakistani Adab 1992 (1993)
• Adbiyat, Khawateen Ka Aalmi Adam (2002)

References

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