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Remembering Ashfaq Ahmed on his birth anniversary
KARACHI: The birth anniversary of re**wned writer‚ broadcaster and intellectual Ashfaq Ahmed is being celebrated on Monday.
He was born on August 22, 1925 in Garhmukteshwar village, Ghaziabad, British India. Shortly before independence in 1947, he came to Lahore and did his MA in Urdu from the Government College. Ashfaq Ahmed started writing short stories much earlier in his age. He could also speak Italian since he had for some time stayed in Rome and had joined Radio Rome as Urdu newscaster. He also learnt French. He edited an Urdu magazine “Dastango and Lail-o-Nihar”. He aslo authored some 25 books, including a travelogue. His works included **vels‚ short stories and plays for television and radio as well. He was awarded President's Pride of Performance and Sitara-i-Imtiaz for meritorious services in the field of literature and broadcasting. Ashfaq Ahmed had been Director General of the Markazi Urdu Board for some 30 years and held many other prestigious appointment. Ashfaq Ahmed died on September 7, 2004 at the age of 79. أكثر... ??????? ??????: Remembering Ashfaq Ahmed on his birth anniversary || ??????: ahlam1399 || ??????: اسم منتداك
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