Quraish Pur
Born
Zulqarnain Qureshi

1932
Died5 August 2013 (aged 81)
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationTV Quiz show host
EmployerPakistan Television (1973 – 1992)

Quraish Pur, born Zulqarnain Qureshi[1] (1932 – 5 August 2013) was a scholar, writer, novelist, columnist and media expert of Pakistan. He gained fame from hosting the TV program Kasuti (PTV) in the 1970s with Obaidullah Baig.[2]

Career and legacy

Quraish Pur joined PTV in 1973 and worked there in various positions including the hosting of some shows until 1992, when he decided to retire.[3]

Quraish Pur was also known to his associates and friends as an affable and a gentle person. Sahar Ansari, a noted Urdu scholar who had a long association and working relationship with Quraish Pur, said that even when he was very angry, he did not use harsh language or resorted to throwing temper tantrums. Instead, he would try to defuse the situation through some courteous ways.[2]

Quraish Pur along with his colleagues on Kasauti TV show – Obaidullah Baig, Iftikhar Arif and later Ghazi Salahuddin were all known among the Pakistani public for their extraordinary knowledge of history, literature, geography and the sciences.[3]

TV Shows hosted

  • Kasauti (1967 – 1972) - a quizz TV show with 20 questions (reruns of this TV show were shown in the 1990s)[4][3]
  • Lafz ki Talaash
  • Sheeshay Ka Ghar[2][3]
  • Zauq-e-Aagahi[2][3]
  • UN Quiz

Death

He died on 5 August 2013 in Karachi[3] after a protracted illness.[1] His burial took place at the Paposh Nagar Graveyard in Karachi, Pakistan.

References

  1. 1 2 "کسوٹی کے قریش پور انتقال کر گئے". BBC Urdu website. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kasauti-fame TV host Quraishpur passes away The News International (newspaper), Published 8 August 2013, Retrieved 28 September 2020
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kasauti-fame Quraish Pur passes away". Dawn (newspaper). 5 August 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Renowned scholar Renowned scholar Quraish Pur passes away The Nation (newspaper), Published 6 August 2013, Retrieved 29 September 2020


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