Haseena Moin Pakistan’s renowned writer passes away

Haseena Moin, writer and dramatist has passed away in Karachi at 79 years. 

The cause of her death was not immediately announced.

Moin, one of the most prolific dramatists in Pakistani history, was known for writing classics like Tanhaiyan, Ankahi and Dhoop Kinare. She was also the one who introduced Zeba Bakhtiar to Raj Kapoor for the movie Henna, which Moin also wrote.

 She was last seen in public at a Pakistan Day event at the Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi on March 23. 

Arts Council celebrated Pakistan Day on 23rd March with performances of patriotic songs #acpkhi #artscouncil #23RdMarch pic.twitter.com/402wWXLeTz

— Ahmed Shah (@AHMEDSHAHACP) March 24, 2021

A day before that, she visited the Arts Council of Pakistan to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

Literary Genius Haseena Moin just got her first dose of the Covid 19 Vaccine at the Council's vaccination center and was delighted to see the professionalism of the ACP staff and the center's sanitation@Qasimsoomro#acpkhi #artscouncil #COVID_19 pic.twitter.com/Dh9fHyRJab

— Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi (@ACPKHI) March 22, 2021

A web-series she wrote on breast cancer is scheduled to release next month. Moin was a breast cancer survivor. 

Moin was in her teens when she started writing a column for the popular children’s monthly Bhaijan. When she was in her 20s she wrote skits for the popular weekly radio program Studio Number Nau. But it was the newly audio-visual medium of TV that brought the best out of her.