Jauharabad Famous people

Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi was a legendary Urdu language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi Born  in November 20, 1916 in the village Anga of  Khushab. 

Tahira Wasti (Late) also belongs to Jauharabad. They claim that parents of this TV star still reside in Jauharabad.

Sohail Warraich is Famous and popular journalist  belongs to this city. He is one the most respected and legendary journalists in Pakistan. He is considered an authority in interviewing. His style of questioning and quality of questions is matchless. His program on GEO TV, Aik Din Geo Kay Saath, is a popular show.

 Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan (1880–1976) - founder of the Dar ul Islam Movement and the Dar ul Islam Trust in South Asia and the Dar ul Islam Trust Institutes in Pathankot, India and Jauharabad, Pakistan, was a civil engineer, civil servant, landowner, agriculturalist and philanthropist and an avid and active supporter of the Pakistan Movement, which led to the establishment of Pakistan in 1947.

 Chaudhary Naeem Sidhu is another star from this city . He presents programme Jahan Numa at Channel-5 (Khabrain Group) on international affairs. He writes column for leading newspaper Daily Express. He is known for his balanced analysis.

 Syed Sardar Ahmed Pirzada is the first blind journalist of Pakistan. He received primary, secondary and college education from Jauharabad. He has worked as a ''Reporter'' and ''Sub-Editor'' in leading newspapers including Jang, Jasarat, Mashriq Istaqlal, and Nawaiwaqt. Presently he is writing for columns for 'Daily Nawa-i-Waqt, with the name of ''Saaf Saaf''. He also hosts a talk show ''Sunrise Ke Mehman'' on radio FM 97 Sunrise Pakistan.

Zahid Sharjeel is a renowned IT youth from this city. He is pioneer in Urdu Computing in Pakistan. He has written more than 25 books on computer.

 Raja Abdul Ghafoor Jauhar Nizami (1907–1996) - known by his pen name "Jauhar Nizami" - literary and religious figure. Author of two Urdu poetry books namely Lauh-i-Mehfuz and Wehm-i-Rasaa. He also wrote one book on religious poetry containing naats, marsiya and rubayats.




 

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Tahira Wasti

Tahira Wasti was a well-known Pakistani writer and TV actress.
Tahira Wasti has undeniably been one of the most professional and adept actresses that the television screen has seen in at least a couple of decades. Wife of the later actor and newsreader Rizwan Wasti and mother of Laila Wasti, the talented actress and drama producer, acting is something that seems to run in the veins of her and her family members.
No television viewer, who has seen the dramas produced in the late eighties and nineties, can forget the unforgettable performances given by Tahira Wasti in every role that she was a part of. Her roles were mostly supporting but that didn't inhibit her from showing her true potential through her skills as an actress. Her earliest dramas include 'Afshan', 'Jangloos'. 'Daldal', 'Piyaas' and long play 'Heer Waris Shah', aired on PTV and 'Kashkol', which was screened on former channel STN.

Although she took a break from acting for a few years, she has reemerged with a revamped look in a number of productions both on PTV as well as private channels. Her recent performances have come in the dramas like 'Harjai' (Indus Vision), 'Dil Diya Dehleez' (Hum TV), 'Maamta' (PTV) and 'Doraha' (Geo TV). She has also acted in a tele film on Hum TV by the name of 'Uss Ki Biwi'.

Personal life

Tahira was born in Jauharabad (not conform)  (British India) in 1944.
She was the wife of TV actor and English newscaster Rizwan Wasti and mother of TV actress Laila Wasti. A famous TV actress Maria Wasti was her niece.

Death

She died of natural causes on March 11, 2012, in Karachi, at the age of 68.

Popular Drama serials

Aakhri Chatan
Afshan
Daldal
Fishaar
Jaib Qatra - 1968
Jaangloos
Kashkol - 1990s
Shaheen
Shama
Tipu Sultan
Harjai
Dil Diya Dehleez
Maamta and Doraha
Garnata

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Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, (Urdu: احمد ندیم قاسمی) born Ahmed Shah Awan(Urdu: احمد شاہ اعوان ) was a legendary Urdu and English language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. He wrote 50 books including poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism and art. He was a major figure in contemporary Urdu literature. His poetry stood out among his contemporaries' work for its unflinching humanism, and his Urdu afsana (novel) work is considered by some second only to Prem Chand in its masterful depiction of rural culture. He was also editor and publisher of literary magazine Funoon for almost half a century, grooming generations of new writers. He wrote many English poems and short stories. His poem The Feed is included in the syllabus of intermediate classes in Pakistan. He received awards the Pride of Performance in 1968 and Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1980 for his literary work.

Biography

Qasmi was born on November 20, 1916, in the house of Peer Ghulam Nabi Qasmi,in the village Anga of Khushab District in British India. He received his secondary education from Campbellpur in 1931, around the time when he wrote his first poem, he moved to the Sadiq Egerton College in Bahawalpur and graduated from University of the Punjab, Lahore in 1935. He had one brother peerzada Mohammad Bakhsh Qasmi and a sister. He belongs to a religious peerzada family of Qadri. He became active member of the Progressive Writers Movement as a secretary, and was consequently arrested many times during the 1950s and 1970s.
He was died on the July 10, 2006 of complications from asthma at Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore.
Literary Career
Qasmi had long career as a writer and editor, he served editing several prominent literary journals, including Phool, Tehzeeb-i-Niswaan, Adab-i-Lateef, Savera, Naqoosh, and his own brainchild, Funoon. He also worked as the editor of the prestigious Urdu daily Imroze. Qasimi contributed weekly columns to national newspapers like "Rawan Dawan and Daily Jang for several decades. In the poetry, he has written both traditional ghazals and the modern nazams.
In 1948, he was selected as the secretary general of the Anjuman-e-Taraqqi Pasand Musannifeen (Progressive Writers Movement) for Punjab. In 1949, he was elected the secretary-general of the organisation for Pakistan.
In 1962, Qasmi published his own literary magazine Fanoon,with the support of writers and poets such as Khadija Mastoor,Hajira Masroor, Ahmed Faraz, Amjad Islam Amjad, Ata ul Haq Qasmi, Munnoo Bhai and Nazeer Naji and many others. Qasami was the mentor of most well known poet Parveen Shakir. In 1974, he was appointed secretary-general of Majlis-Taraqee-Adab - a Board of Advancement of Literature established by the government of West Pakistan in 1958.
His literary work has been appreciated and admired by writers, poets and critics of Urdu world, though there is also criticism on his literary work and on his personality. About Qasmi,that is common view that he did not have faith even in his closest friends, such as Ataul Haq Qasmi, Amjad Islam Amjad and even Parveen Shakir,because of his adopted daughter Mansoora Ahmad became so dominant that her insulting behaviour caused among Qasmi and his close friends.
Qasmi writing style is as,
"Dawar-e hashr! mujhe teri qasam
Umr bhar mein ne ibadat ki hay
Tu mera namaa-e-amal tau dekh
Mein ne insaan se mohabbat ki hay"
Translation,
"O Lord of the Day of Judgment
I swear by you
I have worshipped all my life
Look at my balance sheet
I have loved mankind."

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi's Works:

Poetry

Jalal-o-Jamal
Shola-i-Gul
Kisht-i-Wafa
Short story
Chopaal
Sannata
Kapaas ka Phool
Aabley
Tuloo-O-Gharoob
Sailab-o-Gardab
Anchal
ghar se ghar tak
Nila-pathar
Dawam-dar-o-deewar
Bazar-e-hayat
Aas-paas

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