Khel Tamasha
Ahmed was born on 22 August 1925 in
Firozpur, British Punjab. He obtained his early education in his native
district. Shortly before independence in 1947, he migrated to Pakistan
and made the Lahore his abode. He completed his Masters in Urdu
literature from Government College Lahore. Bano Qudsia, his wife and
companion in Urdu literary circles who is also one of the best novelists
of Urdu, was his classmate at Government College.
After Partition, when Ashfaq Ahmed arrived at the Walton refugee camp
with millions of other migrants, he used to make announcements on a
megaphone round the clock. Later, he got a job in Radio Azad Kashmir,
which was established on a truck that used to drive around in various
parts of Kashmir. He then got lectureship at Dayal Singh College, Lahore
for two years. Whereafter, he went to Rome to join Radio Rome as an
Urdu newscaster. He also used to teach Urdu at Rome university. During
his stay in Europe, he got diplomas in the Italian and French languages
from the University of Rome and University of Grenoble, France. He also
got special training diploma in radio broadcasting from New York
University.
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