Hajra Masroor

Hajra Masroor
ہاجرہ مسرور
Born(1930-01-17)17 January 1930
Lucknow, British India
Died15 September 2012(2012-09-15) (aged 82)
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationWriter
Known forFeminist writer
Progressive Writers' Movement
Relatives
AwardsPride of Performance Award in 1995 by the President of Pakistan

Hajra Masroor (Urdu: ہاجرہ مسرور; Hājrah Masrūr; 17 January 1930 – 15 September 2012)[1] was a Pakistani writer. Masroor established herself with her short fiction stories, known as afsana in Urdu literature.[2][3] Her elder sister, Khadija Mastoor, was also an accomplished short-story writer and novelist.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Renowned writer Hajra Masroor passes away". Dawn. Pakistan. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dawn1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "ہاجرہ مسرور:ایک باکمال افسانہ نویس". Dunya News. 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Great story writer Khadija Mastoor's anniversary today". Samaa TV News. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014.
  5. ^ "خدیجہ مستور اور ہاجرہ مسرور، افسانہ نگار بہنیں". 2 September 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2023.