Ali Akbar Natiq is a renowned Urdu writer. In the year 2009, when his fictions were published in well-known and reputed literary magazines of India and Pakistan, he suddenly became famous in literary circles. His first collection of short stories, ‘Qaim Deen’ was published by Oxford University Press. Initially, one of his short story ‘Maimaar Ke Haath’ was translated in English and published in the well-known English literary magazine ‘Granta’. Some of Natiq's books have been translated into English and German and published by Penguin India. Natiq's first novel 'Nolakkhi Kothi' has caused a stir in Urdu literary circles and is now publishing its English translation by 'Penguin India'.