Muhammad Khan
Colonel Muhammad Khan (Urdu: کرنل محمد خان) is a Pakistan Army officer and a writer. He also served in British Indian Army and was a veteran of World War II. While serving in Pakistan Army, he wrote his first book Bajung Aamad (Urdu: بجنگ آمد) which is a humorous account of his life in Iraq, Libya and Egypt as a soldier during World War II. This book became extremely popular and earned him critically acclaimed prominence among Urdu humorists. He is considered one of the most influential authors of this genre.
He is mostly known as Colonel Muhammad Khan to distinguish him from other bearers of this common name, despite his efforts to be recognised by his birth name. Later editions of his books show his name as just Muhammad Khan.
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Anees Ashfaq
انیس اشفاق کا تعلق تہذیبی شہر لکھنؤ سے ہے۔ انھوں نے اپنی تعلیم اوّل تا آخر اسی شہر سے حاصل کی اور 1983ء میں وہ یہیں کی دانش گاہ لکھنؤ یونیورسٹی کے شعبۂ اُردو میں لیکچرر کے مستقل عہدے پر فائز ہوئے۔ کوئی 32 برس درس و تدریس کی خدمات انجام دینے کے بعد 2012ء میں وہ پروفیسر اور صدر کی حیثیت سے سبکدوش ہوئے۔ انیس اشفاق اہم اور نامور ادیبوں کی علمی صحبتوں میں جوان ہوئے اور انھیں صحبتوں نے ان کی تخلیقی اور تنقیدی صلاحیتوں کو پروان چڑھایا۔ تخلیق، تنقید اور تحقیق سے متعلق اب تک ان کی 25 کتابیں اور 300سے زائد مضامین شائع ہو چکے ہیں۔ اُن کی مشہور تنقیدی کتابوں میں ’’اُردو غزل میں علامت نگاری‘‘، ’’ادب کی باتیں‘‘، ’’بحث و تنقید‘‘، ’’ غزل کا نیا علامتی نظام‘‘ اور ’’غالب دنیائے معانی کا مطالعہ‘‘ شامل ہیں۔ انھوں نے تین بہت اہم ناول ’’دکھیارے‘‘ (2014ء)، ’’
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