A. 1947
B. 1949
C. 1951
D. 1953
Submitted by: Naveed Tahir
Veteran journalist , short story writer and progressive intellectual Masood Ashar passed away in Lahore. He was 90.
The funeral prayers for the deceased will be held at the mosque of B Block DHA, phase I, at 10am on Tuesday (today).
He is survived by two sons and two daughters. His wife passed away last year.
The real name of Masood Ashar was Masood Ahmed Khan. He was born on Feb 10, 1931, in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, in the united India. He got his early education from the Madrasa-i-Aliya of Rampur. He did his matriculation from Allahabad board around 1948 and did his graduation from Agra. He migrated to Pakistan after his graduation in 1951.