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Zulfiqar Gilani (Zulfiqar Arshad Gilani) is a Pakistani media journalist, author, researcher and screenwriter. [1] He was born as Syed Zulfiqar Arshad Gilani at Chawinda, Sialkot District in the 1960s.
He is the author of eight historical novels, seven history books and hundreds of long and short stories and research articles, [2] and more than three dozen teleplays, documentaries and special transmissions. [3] He compiled the first-ever Urdu timeline, from Creation to Christ. He produced the most significant work on Alexander the Great in Urdu with more than 1500 pages and 500 historical references. [4]
Zulfiqar Gilani started his career as journalist from Daily Kaleem, Sukkur and then worked as Editor, Daily Hurriyat, Karachi, Editor, Daily Waqt, Karachi, Editor, Monthly Naya Rukh Digest, Karachi, Chief News Editor and Joint Editor, Daily Khabrai, Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, [5] Joint Editor, Daily Naya Akhbar, Peshawar, Islamabad, Manager Coordination, Daily Express, Islamabad and Managing Editor, Daily Hamdard, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar.
He worked as reporter, interviewing notable figures from different walks of life. He wrote a weekly political diary for Daily Nawa-e-Waqt in the 1980s, political columns for Daily Qoumi Akhbar & Daily Juraat, Karachi and essays for Daily Jang, Daily Express, Daily Khabrain & Daily Nawa-e-Waqt.
Gilani wrote fiction stories, Serials & Essays for Akhbar-e-Jahan, Karachi. He contributed more than 500 long & short stories for Sarguzisht from 1999 to 2011 Naey Ufaq, Naya Rukh, Action, Aanchal, Ibn-e-Safi Magazine from 1984 to 1996 translated at least 150 English novels wrote seven fictional series from 1984 to 1996. His most famous fictional characters were:
He worked as a news reader and anchor at Radio Pakistan, Khairpur and Karachi.
He then worked as script editor, producer and writer with ARY Digital Network, Karachi. He was news editor for the launch team of Waqt Television, Lahore. Gilani also worked as assignment editor and senior producer at City42, Lahore and as senior assignment editor and bureau chief, Karachi with SAMAA TV.
Zulfiqar Gilani was regular script writer for Radio Pakistan, Khairpur for one year. He scripted ARY Digital's Children's program Super Kids Funda from Jun 2006 to Feb 2007. He drafted promos, Ramadan broadcasts, concerts, magazine shows, and live transmissions such as 8 October (Earthquake day) and anniversary programs. He wrote documentaries such as River Indus, Aashura e Muharram, Sindh Assembly Building, Khaddi, Victoria, Rangsaaz, Bargad, Bahishti, Chilman and many others for SAMAA TV.
He wrote more than three dozen teleplays, documentaries and other scripts. Partial list:
Gilani is a contributor and writer for Sarguzisht, Karachi, including more than 100 Urdu articles about love legends and other topics. [11]
He also publishes Urdu research articles on Pakistan heritage under the name of Zulfi Shah for Sarguzisht. [12]
He produced the English website covering the history of Gilani Syeds. [13]
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