Lahore: Eminent columnist, CSS officer and National poet Orya Maqbool Jan has left Daily Express after a long period of service to the second most important Urdu newspaper of Pakistan and joined newly started Roznama Dunya, sources have learnt.
Orya Maqbool Jan is regarded as one of the most renowned columnist in Pakistan. He wrote for Daily Jang initially followed with a long relationship with Roznama Express where he wrote Urdu columns ‘Harf-e-Raz’.
He has won best Columnist of Pakistan for consecutive four years in 2001,2002,2003,2004. Orya Maqbool also won the prestigious Award Of APNS (All Pakistan News Paper Society) in a row.
Pakistan Television Award for Best playwright of Decade 1987-97, is also under his belt which he received at Quetta centre.