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Saadat Hasan Manto remembered on his death anniversary
January 21, 2020

The death anniversary of Urdu story and film writer, radio script writer and journalist Saadat Hasan Manto was observed on Saturday.

Manto wrote two hundred and fifty short stories, a novel, five collections of radio plays, three collections of essays and two collections of personal sketches.

Some of his publications are, Atishpare, Manto Ke Afsane, Dhuan, Afsane Aur Drame, Laazat-e-Sang, Thanda Gosht, Baghair Ijazat, Burque, Ratti, Masha, Tolah. 

Some of his works have been translated in other languages as well.

He died on 18th January, 1955 in Lahore.

NNR/Khokhar