Poets/Writers From Rawalpindi

Punjabi, Pothohari, and Urdu poet best known for his ghazal "Daagh e Dil Humko Yaad Anay Lagay".

Well-known poet, also known for his poems written in the veneration of the Prophet; decorated with Tamgha-i-Imtiyaz from the Pakistan government.

A contemporary poet of prominence from Pakistan, known for his nazms.

Professor Jalil Aali is a distinguished poet, literary critic, educationist, and Iqbal scholar.

Noted Urdu poet and educationist of Urdu and Punjabi, he is well known for his Ghazals as well as his social poetry, which explores themes of love, hope, loss, and society.

Prominent contemporary poet from Pakistan.

One of the renowned poetesses.

A poet with modernist leanings.

One of the most well-known Pakistani poets, known for his poems on non-traditional subjects.

Ijaz Hussain Hazravi is a ghazal singer from Pakistan. He was the disciple of the revered Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. His ghazals were based on thumri, interspersed with sargam.

One of the young and prominent poets of Pakistan.

Popular historical novelist

A seasoned writer and poetess

New generation poet and translator from Pakistan.