Career
He also served in the Indian Army of the undivided British India and was a veteran of World World War World War II While serving in Pakistan Army, he wrote his first book (Urdu: بجنگ آمد) which was a humorous autobiography. This book became extremely popular and became one of the most famous books in Urdu literature. The success of his first book earned him critically acclaimed prominence among Urdu humorists and he is considered one of the most influential authors of this genre.
He was the fellow of Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Zamir Jafri, Shafiq-ur-Rahman.
He is mostly known as Colonel Muhammad Khan to distinguish him from other bearers of this common name, despite his efforts to be recognised by his birth name. Later editions of his books show his name as just Muhammad Khan.
He was born as Muhammad Khan in the village of Balkasar which is a part of city of Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan. He studied in Islamia College Civil Lincolnshire and when World World War II broke out, he joined the British Indian Army.
He served in Iraq, Egypt and Palestine.
In the Libyan Desert, during the Second World War, he valorously fought against the Germans. He rose to fame when he surprised the literary circles through his book lieutenant was an autobiographical account of his life as a soldier in World World War World War II In 1974, he went on a tour of the United Kingdom and later published his account of the United Kingdom tour in.
Later he published another book, Bazam Arayan, a collection of semi autobiographical short stories.
