Family life and education

Hashmi did his MA in Economics from Government College (now Government College University

Government College University

Government College University, Lahore is a co-educational public university located on The Mall in Lahore, Pakistan...

), Lahore

Lahore

Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

 and his MSC from London School of Economics

London School of Economics

The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...

 (LSE), London

London

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. He also studied theater at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London.

Hashmi is married to Salima Hashmi

Salima Hashmi

Salima Hashmi is a Pakistani painter, artist, writer, anti-nuclear weapon activist and a professor who served for four years as the head of the National College of Arts...

, the daughter of noted Pakistani poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a Pakistani intellectual, poet, and one of the most famous poets of the Urdu language. He was a member of the Anjuman Tarraqi Pasand Mussanafin-e-Hind and an avowed Marxist. In 1962, he was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize by the Soviet Union...

. The couple have two children.

Teaching

Hashmi taught economics for many years at Government College (now Government College University

Government College University

Government College University, Lahore is a co-educational public university located on The Mall in Lahore, Pakistan...

), Lahore

Lahore

Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

 and currently teaches at Lahore School of Economics

Lahore School of Economics

The Lahore School of Economics was established in 1993 and chartered by the Government of Punjab in January 1997, through The Lahore School of Economics Act 1997 . It is based in the city of Lahore, Pakistan....

.

Tv serials

He wrote the following tv serials for Pakistan Television (PTV) which aired before 1990.

• Akar Bakar
• Such Gup
• Tall Matol
• Balila - banned soon after it aired.