Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi

Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi was a prominent Pakistani writer, poet, journalist, literary critic, and short story writer. He wrote 50 books on topics such as poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism and art, and was a major figure in contemporary Urdu literature. He received several awards such as the Pride of Performance in 1968, Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1980 and Pakistan's highest literary award Kamal-e-Fun Award in 1998 for his literary works.