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Ata ul Haq Qasmi Edit Profile

Diplomat journalist politician author poet

Ata ul Haq Qasmi is a Pakistani Urdu language columnist and poet.

Career

He has written many articles on different subjects for the leading newspapers of Pakistan. The most distinguished character of Qasmi"s column is his satire on social inequalities of the society and his anti dictatorship stance which he boldly takes in his columns. He has a unique style of writing incomparable to any other columnist because of his humorous way which holds the reader till the last line of his column.

He served as the Ambassador of Pakistan in Norway and Thailand from 1997 to 1999.

His travelogues "Shoq-e-Awargi" and "Goron k des mein are widely read and popular among the readers.

Achievements

  • He is currently serving as the honrary Chairman of the Lahore Arts Council Lahore Pakistan.In recognition of his literary contribution,the government of Pakistan awarded him the "Hilal-e-Imtiaz","Sitara-i-Imtiaz" and the "Pride of Performance".