12 Facts About Afzal Tauseef

Afzal Tauseef, spelled Afzal Tausif, was a Pakistani Punjabi language writer, columnist and journalist.

Afzal Tauseef criticized military dictatorship in Pakistan and was detained, later displaced several times by the military dictators of that time, such as Ayub Khan and Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.

Afzal Tauseef was associated with the Pakistan Peoples Party and served as vice president of Punjabi Adabi Board for five years.

Afzal Tauseef was born on May 18,1936, in East Punjab at Simbli village of Hoshiarpur, British India.

Afzal Tauseef was the only surviving child of her parents during the Partition of India, and then she migrated to Pakistan along with her father who was then posted as a police officer after the country was declared a sovereign state.

Afzal Tauseef did her initial schooling, including matriculation from a government girls school at Quetta, and later moved to Punjab where she attended Oriental College but left midway.

Afzal Tauseef then attended Government College University, Lahore and did a master's degree in English.

Afzal Tauseef wrote for newspapers and published thirty books on themes such as politics, social issues, and art and languages.

Afzal Tauseef wrote a book on the fall of Bangladesh and Baloch cause, leading her to face military trials and detentions.

Afzal Tauseef died in Lahore on December 30,2014, a day after being admitted to Alshafi Hospital.

Afzal Tauseef is buried in Karim block cemetery in Iqbal Town.

Afzal Tauseef's funeral was attended by Punjabi Adabi Board members and representatives of the Pakistan Academy of Letters including writers Kanwal Feroze, Parveen Malik, Baba Najmi and journalists.