Arshad Waheed

Arshad Waheed is a novelist and translator based in Islamabad. He writes in both English and Urdu. His first novel, ‘Gumaan’, was published in 1995, and his latest novel, ‘Other Days’, was published in 2021. He translated Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel ‘Love in the Time of Cholera’ into Urdu as ‘Waba Ke Dinon Mein Mohabbat’. He also translated Milan Kundera’s ‘Immortality’ into Urdu as ‘Baqa e Dawam’ and ‘The Art of the Novel’ as ‘Novel ka Fun’. His latest novel, ‘Other Days’ has been awarded the Patras Bukhari Award for the best English novel (2021) by the Pakistan Academy of Letters.

He holds a master’s degree in ‘Social Policy in Developing Countries’ from the London School of Economics’, and a fellowship on ‘Governance and Human Rights from Birmingham University UK. He is the Director of the Institute of Social Policy in Islamabad and works on social policy, human rights, and development issues with multi- and bilateral development organizations, both nationally and internationally. He has contributed to national and regional research projects on various subjects related to poverty and vulnerability, indigenous people, and human rights. Additionally, he writes on social and literary issues in various newspapers and journals. Currently, he is hosting a literary programme ‘Art with World’ on PTV World.