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He received the President’s Pride of Performance and Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) awards for his everlasting services in the field of broadcasting and literary heritage of Pakistan.[3]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsEarly life[edit]Radio plays[edit]Television shows[edit]Later years, death and legacy[edit]Awards and recognition[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Early life[edit]Ahmed was born on 22 August 1925 in Muktsar, Punjab, British India, in an ethnic Pashtun family of the Mohmand tribe.[1][4][5][6] His early education was in Muktsar.[4][5][7]Shortly before the partition of India in 1947, he migrated to Pakistan and settled in Lahore, Punjab.[8] He completed a Master of Arts degree in Urdu literature from Government College Lahore. Bano Qudsia, his wife and companion in Urdu literary circles, was his classmate at the Government College.[9]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Ahmed travelled widely and could speak Punjabi, Urdu, English, Italian and French.[1]As a boy he wrote stories, which were published in Phool (Flower), a magazine for children. After returning to Pakistan from Europe, he took out his own monthly literary magazine, Dastaango (Story Teller), and joined Radio Pakistan as a script writer. He was made editor of the popular Urdu weekly, Lail-o-Nahar [Day and Night], in place of famous poet Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum by the Government of Pakistan.[1][2]In 1962, Ashfaq Ahmed started his radio program, Talqeen Shah (The Preacher) which made him popular among the people in towns and villages.[1] He was appointed director of the Markazi Urdu Board in 1966, which was later renamed as Urdu Science Board, a post he held for 29 years.[8] He remained with the board until 1979. He also served as an adviser in the Education Ministry during Zia-ul-Haq’s regime.Ahmed wrote over thirty books. His short story (afsana), Gaddarya (The Shepherd) earned him early fame in 1955.[2]From his own resources, he created the Central Board for the Development of Urdu in Lahore.[3]Radio plays[edit]Talqeen Shah (1962)Baithak (The Guest Room)Television shows[edit]Uchhay Burj Lahore De \/ \u0627\u064f\u0686\u06d2 \u0628\u0631\u062c \u0644\u0627\u06c1\u0648\u0631 \u062f\u06d2[2]Tali Thallay \/ \u0679\u0627\u0644\u06cc \u062a\u06be\u0644\u06d2Tota Kahani (1970s)[1] \/ \u062a\u0648\u062a\u0627 \u06a9\u06c1\u0627\u0646\u06ccAik Mohabbat Sau Afsanay (1975\u201376)[10] \/ \u0627\u06cc\u06a9 \u0645\u062d\u0628\u062a \u0633\u0648 \u0627\u0641\u0633\u0627\u0646\u06d2Aur Dramay \/ \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0688\u0631\u0627\u0645\u06d2Zavia[1] \/ \u0632\u0627\u0648\u06cc\u06c1Zaviya \/  \u0632\u0627\u0648\u06cc\u06c1 #1Zaviya 2 \/  \u0632\u0627\u0648\u06cc\u06c1 #2Zaviya 3 \/  \u0632\u0627\u0648\u06cc\u06c1 #3Aik Mohabbat Sau Afsanay \/ \u0627\u06cc\u06a9 \u0645\u062d\u0628\u062a \u0633\u0648 \u0627\u0641\u0633\u0627\u0641\u06d2Mann Chalay Ka Sauda \/ \u0645\u0646 \u0686\u0644\u06d2 \u06a9\u0627 \u0633\u0648\u062f\u0627Gadaria: Ujley Phool \/ \u06af\u0688\u0631\u06cc\u0627: \u0627\u064f\u062c\u0644\u06d2 \u067e\u06be\u0648\u0644Safar e Maina \/ \u0633\u0641\u0631\u0650 \u0645\u06cc\u0646\u0627Tahli Thalley \/ \u0679\u0627\u06c1\u0644\u06cc \u062a\u06be\u0644\u06d2Mehman Bahaar \/ \u0645\u06c1\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u06c1\u0627\u0631Vidaa e Jang \/  \u0648\u062f\u0627\u0639\u0650 \u062c\u0646\u06afChangez Khan ke Sunehri Shaheen \/  \u0686\u0646\u06af\u06cc\u0632 \u062e\u0627\u06ba \u06a9\u06d2 \u0633\u0646\u06c1\u0631\u06cc \u0634\u0627\u06c1\u06cc\u0646Khattya Wattya \/  \u06a9\u06be\u0679\u06cc\u0627 \u0648\u0679\u06cc\u0627Tota Kahani \/  \u062a\u0648\u062a\u0627 \u06a9\u06c1\u0627\u0646\u06ccQumkaar \/  \u0642\u0645\u06a9\u0627\u0631Garma Garm \/  \u06af\u0631\u0645\u0627 \u06af\u0631\u0645Haft Zabani Lughaat \/  \u06c1\u0641\u062a \u0632\u0628\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u0644\u063a\u0627\u062aDoosron Se Nibah \/  \u062f\u0648\u0633\u0631\u0648\u06ba \u0633\u06d2 \u0646\u0628\u0627\u06c1Aik Hi Boli \/  \u0627\u06cc\u06a9 \u06c1\u06cc \u0628\u0648\u0644\u06ccSubhaney Fasaney \/  \u0635\u0628\u062d\u0627\u0646\u06d2 \u0641\u0633\u0627\u0646\u06d2Band Gali \/  \u0628\u0646\u062f \u06af\u0644\u06ccMehman Saraey \/  \u0645\u06c1\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u06d2Baba Sahiba \/  \u0628\u0627\u0628\u0627 \u0635\u0627\u062d\u0628\u0627Safar Dar Safar \/  \u0633\u0641\u0631 \u062f\u0631 \u0633\u0641\u0631Ucche Burj Lahore De \/  \u0627\u064f\u0686\u06d2 \u0628\u064f\u0631\u062c \u0644\u0627\u06c1\u0648\u0631 \u062f\u06d2Tilisam Hosh Afza \/  \u0637\u0644\u0633\u0645 \u06c1\u0648\u0634 \u0627\u0641\u0632\u0627Aur Dramey \/  \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0688\u0631\u0627\u0645\u06d2Nange Paun \/  \u0646\u0646\u06af\u06d2 \u067e\u0627\u0624\u06baHasrat Tameer \/  \u062d\u0633\u0631\u062a \u062a\u0639\u0645\u06cc\u0631Jang Bajang \/  \u062c\u0646\u06af \u0628\u062c\u0646\u06afAik Muhabbat So Dramey \/  \u0627\u06cc\u06a9 \u0645\u062d\u0628\u062a \u0633\u0648 \u0688\u0631\u0627\u0645\u06d2Hairat Kadah \/  \u062d\u06cc\u0631\u062a \u06a9\u062f\u06c1Shaahla Kot \/  \u0634\u0627\u06c1\u0644\u0627 \u06a9\u0648\u0679Khel Tamasha \/  \u06a9\u06be\u06cc\u0644 \u062a\u0645\u0627\u0634\u0627Guldaan \/  \u06af\u0644\u062f\u0627\u0646Dheenga Mushti \/  \u062f\u06be\u06cc\u0646\u06af\u0627 \u0645\u064f\u0634\u062a\u06ccShora Shori \/  \u0634\u0648\u0631\u0627 \u0634\u0648\u0631\u06ccDhandora \/  \u0688\u06be\u0646\u0688\u0648\u0631\u0627Arz e Musannif \/  \u0639\u0631\u0636\u0650 \u0645\u0635\u0646\u0641Fankar \/  \u0641\u0646\u06a9\u0627\u0631Mukhtalif Mashron Mein Aurat Ki Hasiyat \/  \u0645\u062e\u062a\u0644\u0641 \u0645\u0639\u0627\u0634\u0631\u0648\u06ba \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0639\u0648\u0631\u062a \u06a9\u06cc \u062d\u06cc\u062b\u06cc\u062aLater years, death and legacy[edit]  Ashfaq Ahmed’s Grave in Model Town, LahoreLater in life, Ahmed\u2019s devotion to Sufism grew.[11] His close association with Qudrat Ullah Shahab and Mumtaz Mufti, Baba Mohammad Yahya Khan[12] was also attributed to this tendency. He used to get together with his fans in PTV program Baithak (The Guest Room) and Zaviya (The Angle) where he gave swift but satisfying responses to each and every question posed by the youth audience.[2]On 7 September 2004, Ahmed died of pancreatic cancer. He was buried in Model Town, Lahore, Pakistan.[1]In November 2004, Allama Iqbal Open University staff organized an event in Islamabad to pay tributes to Ahmed. At this event, Chairman, National Language Authority, Fateh Muhammad Malik stated that with the death of Ashfaq Ahmed, a vacuum had been created in the literary world of Pakistan. Chairman, Pakistan Academy of Letters, Iftikhar Arif also paid tribute to him as a dynamic literary figure and said that one of his priorities had always remained welfare of the people.[3]Awards and recognition[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]^ a b c d e f g h Ashfaq Ahmed remembered Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 September 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2019^ a b c d e “About Ashfaq”. Zaviia.com website. Retrieved 26 February 2019.^ a b c ISLAMABAD: Tributes paid to Ashfaq Ahmed Dawn (newspaper), Published 1 November 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2019^ a b Iqbal, M 1999, Colours of Loneliness, Oxford University Press, p.391^ a b Iqbal, Muzaffar (1999). Colours of loneliness. ISBN\u00a09780195778502. Retrieved 13 March 2016.^ “The enigma behind the man”. The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 26 February 2019., Biography of Ashfaq Ahmed^ “Ashfaq Ahmed”. Pakistanconnections.com website. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2019.^ a b “ASHFAQ AHMED \u2013 An Unforgettable Personality”. Hamariweb.com. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2019.^ “In life, in literature: the Siamese twins”. Pakistan: Dawn. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2019.^ Nadeem F. Paracha (1 March 2015). “The sage, the populist and the dictator”. Pakistan: Dawn. Retrieved 26 February 2019.^ “Ashfaq Ahmed promoted sufism”. The Nation. Pakistan. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2016.^ “Modern day Mystic”. 6 January 2014.^ Ashfaq Ahmed, winner of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award and Pride of Performance Award on urdunovelsorg.com website Retrieved 26 February 2019^ Ashfaq Ahmed remembered (includes his awards info) The News International (newspaper), Published 8 September 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2019External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/ashfaq-ahmed-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Ashfaq Ahmed – Wikipedia"}}]}]