Renowned playwright Asghar Nadeem Syed turns 73.

ISLAMABAD -- Renowned playwright, poet and intellectual Asghar Nadeem Syed turned 73 on Saturday. He was born on January 14, 1950 in Multan, to a Syed family.

He received his master's degree in Urdu language from University of the Punjab, Lahore and completed his PhD at Bahauddin Zakariya University, in Multan. Asghar Nadeem Syed has written many famous dramas for television.

His dramas highlight the social injustices in the society. Asghar has written plays depicting the feudal culture in rural areas, exploitation of women, and Pakistan's oligarchic structure, comprising politicians, feudal lords, media moguls and bureaucracy.

Some of his famous...