Birth 1938 Fadrid Kot East Punjab Education Self Educated Profession Journalism Hobbies Reading, Author of poetry Book “Aik Sooraj Roshni” After working as free lance first Job was with Daily Anjaam in 1964 1965 Weekly Akhbaar e Khuateen Assistant Editor Karachi 1966 Founder Editor Akhbaar e Jahan Karachi 1967 Feature Editor Weekly Musawir Lahore 1970 Executive Editor Weekly Shahab and in same year started writing column for Daily Musawaat 1972 Editor Daily Musawaat 1973 Script Editor Radio Pakistan Lahore and same year started writing column for Daily Mashriq 1976 Started own Newspaper “Hayat” from Lahore and Rawalpindi, from there developed differences with Zia Marsha law resultantly went to jail and newspaper was banned then closed. 1982 Magazine Editor Daily Jang Lahore, Editor Reporting Desk, Editorial writer and Columns 1985 Joined Roznama Nawa I Waqt Lahore as columnist 1990 Started writing speeches for then Prime Minister Nawaz Shareef (Only Address to Nation) and done that until 12 October 1999, got arrested with him. 1997 Chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters until 12 October 1997 1997 Joined Jang as Columnist to date