Noorul Huda Shah

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Noorul Huda Shah is a Pakistani dramatist, short story writer, poet and columnist. She was also the Information Minister during the caretaker government in Sindh. [1] [2] [3]

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Shah writes in both Sindhi and Urdu. She is best known for writing popular TV serials like Jungle, Marvi, Faaslay and Tapish. [1]

Career

Noorul Huda completed her education from Sindh University and then started a career at Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). Her first play, Jungle , aired on PTV in 1983. The series, set against a Sindhi backdrop, revolves around the feudalism in the region. [4] Later, she joined Geo as a soap producer and then became a script writer for Hum TV. [5] She was appointed CEO of A-Plus television. Afterwards, she started working for Hum Sitaray. [6] In 2017, she joined Bol Network. [5] Shah has written numerous short stories, some of which have been compiled in a collection called Jala Watan (lit. "Exiled"). [7] Presently, Shah writes a column for an online news forum called HumSub. [8]

Shah served as the provincial Information Minister during the caretaker government in Sindh in 2013. [5] She is known in Pakistan for promoting women empowerment and feminism under the funding and her collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University in the United States. [5]

List of TV dramas

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Meet the ministers: A diverse Sindh caretaker cabinet sworn in". The Express Tribune. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bowing out: 'Caretaker govt was not responsible for rigging'". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sindh caretaker ministers get portfolios". The Nation newspaper. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "نورالہدیٰ شاہ، ادب اور مزاحمت …(آخری قسط)". Roznama Dunya . 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 12 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Majid Ali (6 April 2017). "Noor ul Huda Shah Joins Bol Network". Pakistan Media Updates. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Haider, Sadaf (8 October 2015). "Dramas present women as machines, says Noor ul Huda Shah". Dawn Group of Newspapers (Images magazine). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ahmad Bilal Awan Bazm-e-Adab Series: Noor ul Huda Shah in conversation with Moeen Ud Din Nizami". Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "نورالہدیٰ شاہ, Author at ہم سب". ہم سب. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "President confers awards on outstanding individuals". Dawn newspaper. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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