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Most Famous Pakistani Writers
Writing 69
Pakistan 460
79,470 AN 
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi Pakistani Poet 1916–2006
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi Pakistani Poet 1916–2006 98,074 BS Bulleh Shah Pakistani Philosopher 1680–1757
112,162 SS 
Sachal Sarmast Pakistani Poet 1739–1827
Sachal Sarmast Pakistani Poet 1739–1827 117,922 MH 
Mohammed Hanif Pakistani Writer b. 1964
Mohammed Hanif Pakistani Writer b. 1964 126,421 I Ibn-e-Insha Pakistani Poet 1927–1978
134,418 SB Sultan Bahu Pakistani Poet 1630–1691
141,705 RA 
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi Pakistani Writer 1941–2001
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi Pakistani Writer 1941–2001 145,947 AF 
Ahmad Faraz Pakistani Poet 1931–2008
Ahmad Faraz Pakistani Poet 1931–2008 185,058 ML Madho Lal Hussain Pakistani Poet 1538–1599
185,841 KG 
Khwaja Ghulam Farid Pakistani Poet 1845–1901
Khwaja Ghulam Farid Pakistani Poet 1845–1901 198,110 QS Qateel Shifai Pakistani Poet 1919–2001
199,411 AH Abdul Haq (Urdu scholar) Pakistani Linguist 1870–1961
199,678 NM Noon Meem Rashid Pakistani Poet 1910–1975
215,332 KN Kishwar Naheed Pakistani Poet b. 1940
230,616 WS 
Waris Shah Pakistani Poet 1722–1798
Waris Shah Pakistani Poet 1722–1798 289,854 SN 
Sulaiman Nadvi Pakistani Author 1884–1953
Sulaiman Nadvi Pakistani Author 1884–1953 306,736 WA 
Wasif Ali Wasif Pakistani Writer 1929–1993
Wasif Ali Wasif Pakistani Writer 1929–1993 344,339 QU Qudrat Ullah Shahab Pakistani Writer 1917–1986
345,705 ZA Zafar Ali Khan Pakistani Writer 1873–1956
383,284 HS Hamza Shinwari Pakistani Poet 1907–1994
408,138 IH Intizar Hussain Pakistani Writer 1923–2016
410,332 TC 
Tilok Chand Mehroom Pakistani Author 1887–1966
Tilok Chand Mehroom Pakistani Author 1887–1966 414,373 FF 
Farman Fatehpuri Pakistani Linguist 1926–2013
Farman Fatehpuri Pakistani Linguist 1926–2013 416,182 MI Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo Pakistani Writer 1915–2017
429,389 DF Dilawar Figar Pakistani Poet 1929–1998
462,813 IA 
Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi Pakistani Scholar 1886–1968
Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi Pakistani Scholar 1886–1968 463,492 AS Atta Shad Pakistani Literary 1939–1997
472,698 ST Shafqat Tanvir Mirza Pakistani Literary 1932–2012
482,276 KK Khursheed Kamal Aziz Pakistani Historian 1927–2009
484,475 MD M. D. Taseer Pakistani Poet 1902–1950
489,607 ST Shaukat Thanvi Pakistani Novelist 1904–1963
546,716 FM Fateh Muhammad Malik Pakistani Writer b. 1936
578,855 SA 
Syed Ali Abbas Jalalpuri Pakistani Historian 1914–1998
Syed Ali Abbas Jalalpuri Pakistani Historian 1914–1998 590,110 SM 
S. M. Ikram Pakistani Historian 1908–1973
S. M. Ikram Pakistani Historian 1908–1973 628,175 GM Ghulam Muhammad Qasir Pakistani Poet 1944–1999
648,078 IA 
Idris Azad Pakistani Author b. 1969
Idris Azad Pakistani Author b. 1969 771,391 PK Pareshan Khattak Pakistani Poet 1931–2009
792,097 S Shamsher-ul-Hyderi Pakistani Poet 1931–2012
834,101 MA Mehr Abdul Haq Pakistani Linguist 1915–1995
860,127 JM Jugnu Mohsin Pakistani Journalist b. 1958
914,426 MU Mazhar ul Islam Pakistani Novelist b. 1949
921,965 MA Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi Pakistani Philosopher 1909–1970
942,973 SW Sohail Warraich Pakistani Journalist b. 1961
969,039 UT Umrao Tariq Pakistani Writer 1932–2011
975,451 QA Qamar Ajnalvi Pakistani Writer 1921–1993
993,993 TA Tariq Alam Abro Pakistani Writer 1958–2011
1,032,137 MM 
Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thattvi Pakistani Author 1693–1761
Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thattvi Pakistani Author 1693–1761 1,032,211 HR 
Hafiz Rashid Khan Pakistani Poet b. 1961
Hafiz Rashid Khan Pakistani Poet b. 1961 1,118,444 MN Muhammad Nawaz Khan (writer) Pakistani Writer 1943–2015
1,210,551 UB Ustad Bukhari Pakistani Poet 1930–1996
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