Bano Qudsia Life 

Bano Qudsia was born on 28 November 1928 in Firozpur, British India, as Qudsia Chattha. Her father was a Bachelor of Agriculture and her brother Pervaiz Chattah was a painter. She migrated to Lahore with her family after the partition of India  and Pakistan. She  had begun writing short stories while studying in class 5. She graduated from the Kinnaird College in Lahore and then joined the Government College University  to do her masters in Urdu literature which she completed in 1951.

Qudsia married writer Ashfaq Ahmed whom she had met at the Government College University (Lahore). They had three sons Aneeque, Anees and Aseer. The couple had been considered inseparable in their social lives.In 1983, Qudsia was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) by the Government of Pakistan. 

In 2010, the Pakistani government awarded her the Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) for her services in literature. In 2012, the Pakistan Academy of Letters  awarded Qudsia the Kamal-e-Fun Award, which is a lifetime achievement award. In 2016, she got  Old Ravians Union  at its annual reunion conferred on her a lifetime achievement award. The same year, the Pakistan Life Care Foundation  also awarded the lifetime achievement award to Qudsia.

Bano personal life

Bano Qudsia ( بانو قدسیه) was a writer, intellectual, playwright and spiritualist from Pakistan who wrote Urdu novels and short stories regarded among the best Urdu novelists and short story writers of modern times. She also wrote television plays.Bano Qudsia, also known as Bano Aapa, was a Pakistani novelist, playwright and spiritualist. She wrote literature in Urdu, producing novels, dramas plays and short stories.

Bano Qudsia died on 4 February 2017 at the Ittefaq Hospital in Lahore at the age of 88. Her son Aseer Ahmed informed that she died around the time for Maghrib prayers .Bano Qudsia  is in our hearts.

She was buried at Lahore on 5 February and prayer services were held at Model Town, Lahore.