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Life History: #Ashfaq_Ahmed, (August 22, 1925 - September 7, 2004) was an intellectual, distinguished writer, playwright and broadcaster. He did his Masters in Urdu Literature from Government College, Lahore. His wife, #Bano_Qudsia, was his classmate at #Government_College. She is also a novelist.
He got a job in #Radio #Azad_Kashmir, did a short stint of two years teaching at #Dayal_Singh_College, #Lahore and later went to Italy and joined Radio Rome as an Urdu #newscaster. He also taught Urdu at Rome University. After returning to #Pakistan, he published his own monthly literary magazine, Dastaango, and joined #Radio_Pakistan as a #script_writer. In 1962, he started his weekly popular radio program, #Talqeen_Shah which ran for three decades, the longest weekly radio show in the subcontinent. He served as director of the Markazi Urdu Board (Later renamed as Urdu Science Board). He also served as adviser in the Education Ministry during General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime..
In the 1960s, he produced a feature film, #Dhoop_aur_Saie (“Sunshine and Shadows”), which was not very successful at the box office.
He wrote many #TV drama series; which include #Aik_Muhabbat_Sau_Afsanay, #Uchhay_Burj_Lahore_Dey, #Tota_Kahani, #Lekin, #Hairat_Kadah and #Mun_Chalay_ka_Sauda. He wrote over twenty five books including a travelogue, #Safar_Dar_Safar. In his later days, #AshfaqAhmed was greatly inclined towards #sufism. His close association with #Qudrat_Ullah_Shahab and #Mumtaz_Mufti was also attributed for this inclination. He appeared in television’s programs #Baithak and #Zawiya and gave logical answers to the audience, mostly youth, in a mystic style.
He was awarded the President’s Pride of Performance and Sitara-i-Imtiaz for his laudable services in the field of literature and broadcasting.
This page has a collection of best quotes of #AshfaqAhmed in #Urdu about love, life, and other aspects of life.
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