Career
He was commonly known Haji Laq Laq, and used also Laq Laq as a Takhalus (penname). Haji Laq Laq was born in 1898 in Patti, Amritsar, India. He did not have any formal education.
He wrote humorous poetry and also served on newspapers including "Zamindar", "Shahbaz" and "Ehsan".
He served in the British Indian Army before dedicating himself to literary activities. Shorish Kasmiri has offered tribute to Haji Laqlaq in "Number Ratan" and elaborated how these personalities merged literary skills in journalism.
After partition he remained attached to weekly "CHATTAN" of Agha Shorish Kashmiri and also wrote his autobiography "Sargozasht". Haji Laq Laq died on 28 September 1961 in Lahore, Pakistan.
