Ashfaq Ahmed

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Ashfaq Ahmed was a renowned Pakistani writer, playwright, and broadcaster known for his influential Urdu short stories, radio plays, and spiritually themed television dramas.

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Ashfaq Ahmed canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pakistani writer
broadcaster
person
playwright
awardReceived Pride of Performance
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
linked to: Sitara-e-Imtiaz
countryOfCitizenship Pakistan
dateOfBirth 1925-08-22
dateOfDeath 2004-09-07
educatedAt Government College University, Lahore
employer Pakistan Television Corporation
Radio Pakistan
fieldOfWork Urdu literature
broadcasting
television drama
genre drama
short story
spiritual literature
knownFor Urdu short stories
radio plays
spiritually themed writings
television dramas
languageOfWorkOrName Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
movement Sufism
name Ashfaq Ahmed
nativeName اشفاق احمد
notableIdea popularization of Sufi thought in mass media
notableWork Aik Mohabbat Sau Afsanay
Band Gali
Gadariya
Man Chalay Ka Sauda
Talism-e-Hoshruba
Tota Kahani
Ujlay Phool
Zavia
occupation novelist
playwright
radio broadcaster
short story writer
television host
placeOfBirth British India
Muktsar
Punjab
placeOfDeath Lahore
Pakistan
Punjab
religion Islam
residence Lahore
spouse Bano Qudsia
writingLanguage Urdu
linked to: Urdu language

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Urdu literature hasNotableWriter Ashfaq Ahmed
Ashfaq Ahmed name Ashfaq Ahmed
Bano Qudsia spouse Ashfaq Ahmed