Khakan Sajid
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Khakan Sajid is an Urdu
short story writer from Pakistan. His native town is Bhera
, a historical place near Sargodha
. He was born on February 15, 1965 at Wah
, a small town near the capital city of Islamabad
, where his father Mirza Muhammad Saleem served as Railways Station Master. He acquired his early education at Malikwal
and Sargodha
. Later he joined the Army as an officer and obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Telecommunications from MCS
, a constituent college of NUST
Islamabad.
Khakan Sajid began writing short stories during his school days. His first story was published in February 1983 in a popular Urdu short story magazine. His genres include romance, realism, mystery and horror, sometimes all mixed in a single work. His best selling novel Champoon (2007), is the best example of his writing style. The author has also published a collection of horror stories titled Wahoosh (2006),. A book containing his short stories has been published in 2008 under the title Adamzad. In addition to writing original stories he has translated literary works of various Nobel Laureates and renowned American, English, Russian and French short story writers, into the Urdu language. These translations have been published in four volumes. He also writes a column titled'Chae-pe-baat' in an Urdu Newspaper Roznama PAKISTAN. His other hobbies include painting, drawing cartoons, calligraphy and compering. Khakan Sajid is married and has two daughters. He resides in twin cities
of Rawalpindi-Islamabad.
(2) CHAMPOON[Flower](Novel)
(3) ADAMZAD[Sons of Adam](Short Stories)
(4) SHAHKAR AALMI AFSANAY(Translated Short Stories)
(5) YADGAR AFSANAY(Translated Short Stories)
(6) NOBEL INAM YAFTA MUSSANFEEN K BEHTREEN AFSANAY(Translated works of Nobel Laureates)
(7) NOBEL INAM YAFTA MUSSANFEEN K YADGAR AFSANAY (Translated works of Nobel Laureates)
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
short story writer from Pakistan. His native town is Bhera
Bhera
Bhera is a city on the Jhelum river in Sargodha District, Punjab province of Pakistan. It lies at latitude 32.48 N, longitude 72.92.-Location:...
, a historical place near Sargodha
Sargodha
Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...
. He was born on February 15, 1965 at Wah
Wah
Wah is a city in the Rawalpindi District in Punjab, Pakistan. It contains a garden which is said to have been built by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the 16th century. Wah Cantonment is nearby....
, a small town near the capital city of Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
, where his father Mirza Muhammad Saleem served as Railways Station Master. He acquired his early education at Malikwal
Malikwal
Malikwal is a village of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-References:...
and Sargodha
Sargodha
Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...
. Later he joined the Army as an officer and obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Telecommunications from MCS
MCS
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, a constituent college of NUST
NUST
NUST may refer to:*Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China*National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan*National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe...
Islamabad.
Khakan Sajid began writing short stories during his school days. His first story was published in February 1983 in a popular Urdu short story magazine. His genres include romance, realism, mystery and horror, sometimes all mixed in a single work. His best selling novel Champoon (2007), is the best example of his writing style. The author has also published a collection of horror stories titled Wahoosh (2006),. A book containing his short stories has been published in 2008 under the title Adamzad. In addition to writing original stories he has translated literary works of various Nobel Laureates and renowned American, English, Russian and French short story writers, into the Urdu language. These translations have been published in four volumes. He also writes a column titled'Chae-pe-baat' in an Urdu Newspaper Roznama PAKISTAN. His other hobbies include painting, drawing cartoons, calligraphy and compering. Khakan Sajid is married and has two daughters. He resides in twin cities
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time...
of Rawalpindi-Islamabad.
List of Books
(1) WAHOOSH [The Animals](Horror Stories)(2) CHAMPOON[Flower](Novel)
(3) ADAMZAD[Sons of Adam](Short Stories)
(4) SHAHKAR AALMI AFSANAY(Translated Short Stories)
(5) YADGAR AFSANAY(Translated Short Stories)
(6) NOBEL INAM YAFTA MUSSANFEEN K BEHTREEN AFSANAY(Translated works of Nobel Laureates)
(7) NOBEL INAM YAFTA MUSSANFEEN K YADGAR AFSANAY (Translated works of Nobel Laureates)