Khadija Mastoor

Khadija Mastoor
خدیجہ مستور
Born(1927-12-11)11 December 1927
Bareilly, British India
Died25 July 1982(1982-07-25) (aged 54)
London, England
NationalityPakistani
Occupation(s)Writer and novelist
SpouseMalik Zaheer-ud-Deen Babar Awan
ChildrenKiran Fayyaz
Malik Pervez Alam Awan

Khadija Mastoor (Urdu: خدیجہ مستور, romanized: K͟hadījah Mastūr; 11 December 1927 – 25 July 1982) was a Pakistani short story writer and novelist who worked in Urdu literature.[1] Her novel Aangan is widely considered a literary masterpiece in Urdu literature, which has also been made into a television drama.[2][3] Her younger sister Hajra Masroor was also a short story writer while poet, playwright and newspaper columnist Khalid Ahmad was her younger brother.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Khadija Masroor's anniversary observed". Pakistan Observer (newspaper). 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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  3. ^ NewsBytes (29 March 2017). "Period drama Aangan to make way to small screen soon". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ^ Poet Khalid Ahmad laid to rest Dawn (newspaper), Published 20 March 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2019
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  7. ^ "Great story writer Khadija Mastoor's anniversary today". Samaa TV News. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2019.