Intzar Hussain was a renowned Pakistani Urdu Fiction writer, short stories, poetry and nonfiction. He was also a columnist of English News Paper. He is widely recognized as a leading literary figure of Pakistan. He was among the finalists of the Man Booker Prize in 2013. He is awarded by Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance, AdamJee Literary Award, Kamal-i-Fun Award and Anjuman Farogh-i-Adab Doh’s Award.
He has translated works from English to Urdu. His writings include "Basti", "Hindustan Se Aakhri Khat", "Agay Samander hai", "Shehr-e-Afsos", "Jataka Tales" and "Wo Jo Kho Gaye". He also writes literary article in Dawn. He started his career in newspapers, including Mashriqe.