Shortly before independence in 1947, he came to Lahore and did his MA in Urdu from the Government College. Ashfaq Ahmed started writing short stories much earlier in his age.

Ashfaq Ahmed’s name provokes two distinct responses — reverence or repulsion. While his admirers see him as a sage, ... Writing for the regimes. Friday, 14 December 2018 ...

Renowned Pakistani broadcaster and writer Ashfaq Ahmed died in Lahore, Pakistan of gall bladder cancer on Sept 6. He was 80. A top literary figure and the winner of several national awards ...

It is well worth a shot to locate a more prolific writing couple in literature than Ashfaq Ahmed and Bano ... (MEMOIRS) By Ashfaq Ahmed Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore ISBN 969-35-2172-2 670pp ...