Habib R. Sulemani is a poet, writer and journalist, living in Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. He has been writing in three languages: English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

, Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 and Wakhi

Wakhi

Wakhi may be:* The Wakhi language, the language of the majority of the people of Wakhan* Wakhi, an ethnic group in Wakhan, Afghanistan* An adjective; of or relating to Wakhan, the extreme northeastern region of Afghanistan that borders China, Tajikistan, and Pakistan...

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Writing since high school, he has written for various mainstream and regional publications. He has also broadcast from Radio Pakistan, Gilgit

Gilgit

Gilgit is a city in northern PakistanGilgit may refer to other terms related with the area of the city:* Gilgit River* Gilgit Valley* Gilgit District* Gilgit Agency * Gilgit Airport...

. He covers topics from globalization, global peace and harmony, and interfaith issues.

Editor

• Lamha Lamha Pakistan (Urdu
  Urdu
  Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
  
  ), Mehmood Arshed Joya. Aatish Publishers Lahore, 1997. Presents the history of Pakistan in its first fifty years (1947–1997).
• The Story of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (English
  English language
  English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
  
  ), F M Khan. Eejaz Publishers Gilgit, 2002. Presents the history of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral
  Chitral
  Chitral or Chetrar , translated as field in the native language Khowar, is the capital of the Chitral District, situated on the western bank of the Kunar River , in Pakistan. The town is at the foot of Tirich Mir, the highest peak of the Hindu Kush, high...
  
  . Researched in the archives of the General Head Quarters (GHQ
  GHQ
  GHQ from General Headquarters, may refer to:*a high level military command center, see headquarters**GHQ India - headquarters of the British India Army...
  
  ) of the Pakistan army
  Pakistan Army
  The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
  
  .

Unpublished works

• Extensive work on the Wakhi language
  Wakhi language
  Wakhi is an Indo-European language in the branch of Eastern Iranian language family and is intimately related to other Southeastern Iranian languages in the Pamir languages group.-Classification and Distribution:...
  
   and the culture of Gojal
  Gojal
  Gojal, also known as Upper Hunza, is an area north of Gilgit in the far north of Pakistan near the Chinese and Afghan borders. It is the largest tehsil of the Gilgit-Baltistan autonomous area of northern Pakistan....
  
  , the upper Hunza
  Hunza (princely state)
  Hunza was a princely state in the northernmost part of the Northern Areas of Pakistan until 1974. The state was also known as Kanjut. The state bordered the Gilgit Agency to the south, the former princely state of Nagar to the east, China, to the north and Afghanistan to the northwest. The state...
  
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• Anthologies of his poetry, fiction, essays and research works are being compiled.
• The Terrorland
  The Terrorland
  The Terrorland is a novel written by Habib R. Sulemani and is expected to be published this year. It is partially set in the area between Pakistan and Afghanistan...
  
   - A novel.

Translations

• French: Aller simple pour le Golfe http://docs.ac-toulouse.fr/lyc-saint-sernin-toulouse/opac_css/index.php?lvl=bulletin_display&id=2960

External links

• The Terrorland blogs, http://theterrorland.blogspot.com
• How to promote art and literature, http://www.dawn.com/weekly/books/archive/030330/books7.htm
• Building bridges, http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/031116/dmag6.htm
• War Victim's cry for peace, http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/040111/dmag5.htm
• The quest for peace, http://www.dawn.com/weekly/books/archive/071021/books7.htm *Link 2, http://www.answerbag.com/article/Book+Review:+State+of+Minorities+in+India+and+Pakistan/e6eb4684-8813-7c6a-94fd-066821a5193b/minorities
• A cry for justice, http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/030914/dmag19.htm *Feedback 1 http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/030921/dmag20.htm *Feedback 2 http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/030928/dmag20.htm *Feedback 3 http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/031005/dmag22.htm
• Pakistan on the cyber map, http://forum.pakistanidefence.com/lofiversion/index.php/t20324.html
• The master of Masters, http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/031102/dmag9.htm
• No go for NGOs?, http://www.dawn.com/weekly/review/archive/031218/review4.htm
• Treasures of the North, http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/031207/dmag8.htm
• Gym-Steroid Syndrome, http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/040411/dmag8.htm
• Prof Annemarie Schimmel, http://www.dawn.com/2003/02/04/letted.htm#2
• A tribute to Alys Faiz, http://dawn.com/2003/03/18/letted.htm#2
• PIA & Fokker aircraft, http://www.dawn.com/2003/02/23/letted.htm#5
• High Internet rates, http://dawn.com/2001/02/23/letted.htm#8
• Democracy in the cyber age, http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/feb2004-daily/16-02-2004/oped/o1.htm
• Roman Urdu, http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:1UptnnIJOQUJ:www.jang.com.pk/thenews/sep2003-daily/08-09-2003/oped/o5.htm+roman+urdu+the+news+international&hl=en

• The changing Northern Areas, http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:9Adu4Xh02XMJ:www.dawn.com/events/lifestyle2002/ls16.htm+dawn,+The+changing+Northern+Areas+&hl=en