Lahore
A grand ceremony was organized in honor of well-known columnist Attaul Haq Qasmi in a private hotel in Lahore on Saturday. In which he was honored with the Aasar Lifetime Achievement Award. Well-known columnist Sohail Waraich, columnist Javed Chaudhry, cartoonist Javed Iqbal, columnist Sughra Sadaf, Sofia Baidar, Wajahat Masood, Qasim Ali Shah and others specially participated in the ceremony. The participants paid tribute to Ata-ul-Haq Qasmi in powerful words. Atta-ul-Haq Qasmi is known as a poet, writer and columnist, considered the greatest writer of the present time. The author of more than twenty books, he has also received the Pride of Performance Award in 1991, Sitara Imtiaz Award in 2014 and Hilal Imtiaz Award in 2019. Ata-ul-Haq Qasmi is also known as a lecturer and ambassador of various countries. Addressing the ceremony, Sohail Waraich said that, without a doubt, Atta-ul-Haq is a great name in the world of literature and is a great asset of Pakistan. Ata-ul-Haq Qasmi is the king of imagination and there is no field of literature which is not successful with his writing. Javed Chaudhry said that in whatever field Qasmi entered, he succeeded while whoever met Qasmi became a fan of his personality. Well-known columnist Sughra Sadaf said that Qasmi Sahib always benefited people,
We learned the etiquette of living from him and his life is best example for us. Dr. Najeeb Jamal said that Qasmi Sahib is the name of an epoch, any award is small for him because his personality is very high. Every word he writes is alive whether it is humor or sarcasm. Ahmed Javed said in his address that the effect of Qasmi Sahib’s writings is commendable because it affects the common man as well. Addressing the ceremony, Atta-ul-Haq Qasmi thanked all the participants and said that today’s award is a source of great pride to be recognized as a writer. He also thanked all for recognition. At the end of the ceremony, Ata-ul-Haq Qasmi was honored with Asaar Lifetime Achievement Award.
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