Athar Tahir

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Athar Tahir
Born Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation poet, author, painter
NationalityPakistani

M. Athar Tahir (born 1956) is a Pakistani civil servant who is also a poet, author, translator, painter and calligrapher. [1]

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Recognition

He won the National Book Council Prize in 1991.[ citation needed ] [2]

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References

  1. Shamsie, Muneeza (2006-09-30). "Of palm and cactus". The Daily Star . Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  2. Aslam, Ihsan (2003-09-17). "THE HISTORY MAN: Athar Tahir's journey". Daily Times . Retrieved 2008-01-29.