November 30, 2023

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‘Wandering Falcon’ author Jamil Ahmad dies

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Jamil Ahmad, the author of an acclaimed collection of short stories about life in Pakistan’s tribal areas, has died after a long illness, his family said on Monday: The Express Tribune

JamilAhmad, a career civil servant, found fame as a writer late in life with The Wandering Falcon, which drew heavily on his experiences as an administrator in the border areas with Afghanistan and Iran.

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