List of Pakistani women writers

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This is a list of women writers who were born in Pakistan or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

A

• Shaila Abdullah (born 1971), Pakistani-American short story writer, novelist
• Ishrat Afreen (born 1956), Pakistani-American poet, women's rights activist, educator
• Umera Ahmad (born 1976), short story writer, novelist, playwright, author of Pir-e-Kamil
• Nimra Ahmed, novelist
• Moniza Alvi (born 1954), Pakistani-British poet

B

• Fatima Surayya Bajia (born 1930), novelist, playwright
• Fatima Bhutto (born 1982), poet, memorist, novelist
• Shahbano Bilgrami (born 1973), poet, novelist, editor
• Yasmin Bokhari (born 1939), Pakistani-American poet, painter, social worker
• Razia Butt (1924–2012), novelist, autobiographer

D

• Tehmina Durrani (born 1953), autobiographical novelist, author of the widely translated My Feudal Lord

F

• Bushra Farrukh (born 1957), poet
• Samira Fazal (born 1976), playwright, screenwriter

G

• Noshi Gilani (born 1964), poet, educator

H

• Yasmeen Hameed, since 1988: poet, educator
• Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah (1921–2000), Indian-born Pakistani journalist, columnist, non-fiction writer, women's rights activist
• Shahida Hassan, since the mid-1990s: poet
• Zahida Hina, since 1962: essayist, journalist, columnist, short story writer, novelist
• Shahrukh Husain (born 1950), novelist, non-fiction writer, living in London
• Fahmida Hussain (born 1948), literary scholar, non-fiction writer

I

• Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (1915–2000), politician, essayist, autobiographer
• Saba Imtiaz, journalist, author, screenwriter
• Farhat Ishtiaq (born 1980), novelist, screenwriter, author of Humsafar

J

• Ayesha Jalal, Pakistani-American educator, historian, since 1990: non-fiction writer

K

• Uzma Aslam Khan (born 1969), Pakistani novelist
• Rukhsana Khan (born 1962), Pakistani-Canadian children's writer
• Maki Kureishi (born 1927), poet

L

• Yasmeen Lari (born c.1941), architect, non-fiction writer

M

• Muniba Mazari

N

• Kishwar Naheed (born 1940), poet, feminist
• Sarwat Nazir, contemporary novelist, playwright, screenwriter, author of Main Abdul Qadir Hoon (2010)
• Zehra Nigah, since 1950s: poet, screenwriter

R

• Bushra Rahman (born 1944), politician, novelist
• Samina Raja (1961–2012), poet, translator, educator
• Fahmida Riaz (born 1946), poet, translator, feminist

S

• Sehba Sarwar, contemporary novelist, short story writer, author of Black Wings (2004)
• Sara Shagufta (died 1984), poet
• Bina Shah, since 2001: short story writer, novelist, columnist
• Qaisra Shahraz, since 2001: novelist, short story writer, living in Britain
• Parveen Shakir (1952–1994), poet, educator
• Kamila Shamsie (born 1973), English-language novelist
• Muneeza Shamsie, essayist, anthologist, literary writer
• Bapsi Sidhwa (born 1938), English-language novelist, living in the United States

Y

• Malala Yousafzai (born 1997), Nobel Peace Prize winner, female education activist, memoirist

See also

• List of women writers