Poets/Writers From Pakistan
Total: 1190
Allama Iqbal
One of the greatest Urdu Poets.National poet of Pakistan who penned 'Saare jahan se achaa hindustaan hamara', and 'Lab pe aati hai dua ban ke tamanna meri'.
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
One of the most celebrated and popular poets. Faced political repression for his revolutionary views.
Gulzar
- Born : Dina Jhelum
- Domicile : Mumbai
Film-maker, lyricist and fiction writer. Famous for his tele-serial on Mirza Ghalib. Recipient of Sahitya Academy and Dada Sahab Phalke award.
One of the most read fiction and travelogue writers from Pakistan; known for his unique creativity and appeal.
Patras Bukhari
Patras Bokhari was an Urdu humourist, educator, essayist, broadcaster and diplomat from Pakistan. He is best known for his humorous writings in Urdu literature.
Abdul Hamid Adam
- Born : Gujranwala
- Domicile : Pakistan
- Died : Lahore
Popular Poet with dominant romantic shades celebrating love and life.
Ahmad Faraz
Pakistani poet, only second to Faiz Ahmad Faiz in popularity. Rose to iconic stature powered by his seductively romantic and anti-establishment poetry.
Ahmad Mushtaq
One of the leading and reputed Pakistani poets known for his neo-classical tone, equally well-known in India, lives in Houston USA.
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Most outstanding Pakistani, Progressive poet. Also counted among leading fiction-writers. Edited an important literary magazine Funoon.
Amrita Pritam
- Born : Gujranwala
- Domicile : Delhi
- Died : Delhi
Popular poetess-writer of Punjabi. Bharatiya Jnanpeeth Awardee.
Anees Nagi
- Born : Sheikhupura
- Domicile : Lahore
- Died : Lahore
Prominent Pakistani poet, fiction writer, and critic; wrote two important novels Zawaal, and Deewaar ke Peechhe; also wrote a history of Pakistani literature
Anwar Masood
One of the prominent poets of Humour & Satire in the Indian subcontinent
Balraj Komal
One of the leading modern poets and short story writer, who made outstanding contribution to modern Urdu Nazm in India.
Baqi Siddiqui
- Born : Rawalpindi
- Domicile : Rawalpindi
One of the most prominent modern poets of Pakistan
Ishrat Afreen
Renowned feminist poet, known for her social consciousness and creative sensibility.
Jamal Ehsani
One of most prominent post-modern Pakistani poets, known for the uniqueness of his poetic experience.
Khatir Ghaznavi
Famous for his ghazal 'Go zara si baaat par barson ke yaraane gai.' sung by many singers.
Majeed Amjad
One of the founding-fathers of modern Urdu poetry.
Mohsin Naqvi
- Born : Dera Gazi Khan
- Domicile : Multan
- Died : Lahore
Popular pakistani poet who died Young.
Mukhtar Siddiqui
Noon Meem Rashid
- Born : Sialkot
- Domicile : United Kingdom
- Died : London
One of the founding-fathers of modern Urdu poetry.
Pandit Chandr Bhan Barahman
- Born : Lahore
Parveen Shakir
One of the most popular woman poets who gave expression to feelings and experiences specific to women.
Qateel Shifai
One of the most popular poets ever and film lyricist. Famous for his ghazal 'Garmi-e-hasrat-e-nakaam se jal jate hain'.
Qayyum Nazar
Rajinder Manchanda Bani
One of the most powerful voices of the post-independence Urdu ghazal
Sara Shagufta
- Born : Gujranwala
- Domicile : Karachi
- Died : Karachi
Famous Pakistani woman poet known for her unconventional views on society. Committed suicide at a young age.
Sarvat Husain
Prominent among New Wave poets in Pakistan who died in a train accident.
Wazir Agha
One of most prominent modern critics
Zafar Iqbal
One of the most prominent and trend-setter poet of new Urdu ghazal having a vast following.
Zeeshan Sahil
One of the most prominent post modern poets, known for his valiant fight against a fatal illness.
Zia Jalandhari
One of the most prominent-modern poets.
Aanand Lehar
Aanis Moin
A promising poet from Pakistan who committed suicide at the age of 27
Aaqil Lahori
Abdur Rahman Chughtai
painter artist and intellectual from Pakistan
Abrar Ahmad
Widely-reputed Pakistani poet, well-known to serious poetry lovers.
Aftab Hussain
Prominent Pakistani poet who lives in Austria, well-known to serious poetry circles.
Afzal Khan
- Born : Bahawalpur
- Domicile : Bahawalpur
Afzal Minhas
- Born : Chakwal
- Domicile : Rawalpindi
- Died : Rawalpindi