Altaf Fatima

Death Altaf Fatima died on 29 November 2018 in Lahore, Pakistan at age 91.

Career Dastak Na Dou, her second novel, was published in 1965 becoming her most celebrated work. Set against the Partition of India, the novel explores themes of identity, culture, and migration through the perspectives of Geeti, the protagonist, and Liu, a Chinese immigrant. The novel was translated into English by Rukhsana Ahmad as The One Who Did Not Ask, and published in 1993. set against the backdrop of the 1971 Bangladesh independence movement. Some contemporary reviewers noted that the novel presented a particular perspective on the events of 1971, without covering all aspects of the conflict.

Works Novels Nishaan-i-Manzil (1975) Chalta Musafir (1981) Khwabgar (2008)

Tanqeed Urdu Adab Mein Fann e Sawaneh Nigari ka Irtiqa (1961)

General Rozmarra Aadaab (1963)