Ashfaq Hussain
Ashfaq Hussain | |
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Hussain in 2010 | |
| Born | 1 January 1951 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Urdu poet |
| Alma mater | University of Karachi |
| Notable awards | Presidential Pride of Performance |
Ashfaq Hussain Zaidi, PP, (born 1 January 1951) is a Pakistani Urdu poet and author of more than 10 books of poetry and literary criticism. He is considered at least by one commentator to be an expert on the life and works of Urdu poets Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ahmad Faraz and also on the Progressive Writers Movement.