| Ata ul Haq Qasmi (عطا الحق قاسمی) | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1943 |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Children | Three sons: Yasir Pirzada, Pirzada Omar Qasmi, Pirzada Ali Usman Qasmi |
| Residence | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Columnist, Journalist, former Ambassador and former Professor of Urdu Literature |
| Religion | Islam |
Ata ul Haq Qasmi (عطا الحق قاسمی) is a Pakistani columnist who has been writing Urdu columns for more than last 45 years in the leading newspapers with the name of "Rozan-e-Dewar Sey". 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", "Sheeda Talli" etc. His travelogues include "Shoq-e-Awargi".