Author M. Afzal Shauq was born in the valleys of the Pashtoon region of North West Pakistan. He attended Balochistan University where he received his masters degree in sociology. In 1998 he received a second masters in Demography from the Cairo Demographic Center in Cairo Egypt. From 1983 - 1986 he being professor lectured on sociology at several Universities. Starting in1986 till the present, he has served as executive officer on Population Welfare. He has work with Radio Pakistan Quetta and different Pakistan Television channels in various positions most notably as a broadcaster, script and lyric writer. He has done a great deal of freelance writing on social issues as well as the author six books. He is known in Pakistan as "The Journey" writer. Afzal Shauq has written three books about his observations of people during his extensive travels. They are Auwa Gama Mazal , Mazal Pe Waura Bandey and De Lmer De Killi Pe Lor . His travels also inspired one of his two books of poetry which are Pe Latoon Sta De Seray, and Shladelay Amail. Afzal recently released his first novel Paroni Makhona , which he dedicated to his inspiration, daughter Hadeel Breshna Afzal Khan. He is also the father of four sons Aziz, Qam, Hikmat, and rising Pashto pop singer Ulus Yarr Kan. Afzal's works were the subject of the book Afzal ....Afzal Shauq by writer critic Haseena Gul.
