Ata ul Haq Qasmi
| Ata ul Haq Qasmi عطا الحق قاسمی | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1, 1943 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Children | Yasir Pirzada, Pirzada Muhammad Omar Qasmi, Pirzada Muhammad Ali Usman Qasmi |
| Residence | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Columnist, Journalist, Former Ambassador , Former Professor of UrduLiterature |
| Religion | Islam |
Ata ul Haq Qasmi (Urdu: عطا الحق قاسمی) is a Pakistani Urdu language columnist and poet. 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 which is his punch line.
Qasmi was also elevated to the position of Ambassador of Pakistan in Norway and Thailand during Nawaz Sharif's reign from 1997 to 1999. His books of columns include "Column Tamam", "Shar Goshiyan", "Hansna Rona Mana Hay", "Mazeed Ganjey Farishtey and many more while his TV Drama Serials include the most popular "Khwaja and Son", "Shab Daig" and "Sheeda Talli". His travelogues include "Shoq-e-Awargi".He also wrote Television Dramas Khawaja and Son, Sary Gamy. He is serving as Honrary Chairman of Lahore Arts Council Lahore Pakistan.
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