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2006Dec, 18

Shaukat Siddiqui

Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani author and activist (b. 1923)
Shaukat Siddiqi (Urdu: شوکت صدیقی; 20 March 1923 – 18 December 2006) was a Pakistani writer of fiction who wrote in Urdu language. He is best known for his novels Khuda Ki Basti (God's Village) and Jangloos.

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