Ashu Lal Faqeer (birth name Muhammad Ashraf; born 13 April 1959) is a Pakistani Saraiki-language poet from Karor Lal Esan. Ashu Lal Faqeer is a qualified medical doctor who completed his MBBS from Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur.
Books He has published books of poetry: Chairroo Hath Nah Murli (The Shepherd without a Flute) چارو ہتھ نہ مرلی Gautam Naal Jhairra (Arguments with Gautam) 1995 Kaan Wassu Da Pakhi Aey (Crow is Bird of Human Abode) 1997 Sindh Sagar Naal Hameshaan (Always with River Sindh) 2002 Jaal Maloti (A Meeting Place) and two collections of short stories, Abnormal and Bairri (Boat).
Awards He was awarded Kamal-i-Fun, the top literary award from the Pakistan Academy of Letters, but he refused to accept it and described the Pakistani "deep state" as fascist.
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See also Shakir Shuja Abadi
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