Atta Shad PP عطا شاد | |
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| Born | Mohammad Ishaq[1] 1 November 1939[2] Singani Sar, Kech, Balochistan, British India (present-day Balochistan, Pakistan) |
| Died | 13 February 1997 (aged 57) Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Poet and Literary Critic |
| Language | Balochi Urdu English Persian |
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| Notable works | Rochgir - روچ گر[3] Shap Sahar Andeem - شپ سہار اندیم Barpaag - برپاگ |
| Notable awards | Presidential Pride of Performance Award 1983[3] Fellowship: International Training Institute Sydney, Australia |
Mohammad Ishaq PP, popularly known as Atta Shad (Balochi, Urdu: عطا شاد , born 1 November 1939 – 13 February 1997), was a Pakistani poet, critic, playwright, researcher and intellectual. He wrote poems in Urdu and later in Balochi language.[3] Shad is considered the architect of modern symbolic Balochi poetry. He was awarded the Presidential Pride of Performance in 1983, by the Government of Pakistan.[4]
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