The 18th death anniversary of renowned Pakistani poet, journalist and literary scholar Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi is being observed on Wednesday.
\nHe was born on November 20, 1916 in village Anga of Khushab District.<\/p>\n
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi worked as a script writer for Radio Pakistan. He also worked as an editor and publisher of a literary magazine \u2018Funoon\u2019 and newspaper editor for \u2018Imroze\u2019 as well.<\/p>\n
He wrote around 50 books on poetry, journalism, fiction and art and also wrote for national newspapers. He wrote both ghazals and nazms.
\nHe published collections of his most renowned works, including poetry volumes such as Shola-i-Gul, Kisht-i-Wafa, and Jalal-o-Jamal, along with short story collections like Anchal, Chopaal, Sannata, Bagolay, Kapaas ka Phool, Ghar se Ghartak, Tal-o-Gharoob, and Sailab-o-Gardab.
\nHe was given Pride of Performance, Pakistan Academy of Letters\u2019 lifetime achievement award, as well as the country\u2019s highest civil honour, Sitara-i-Imtiaz to honor his great achievements.
\nHe died at the age of 89 on July 10, in 2006 in Lahore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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