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and graduated from a public college called
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Agha started his career around 1957 to 1958. His first short story titled
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created two new sovereign states India and
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after completing his education. His first novel titled
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Correspondent, The
Newspaper's Staff (25 April 2016).
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Ondhahi Dharti Roshan Hath'a (Dark Land, Bright Hands)
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903:References
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357:Daily Sach
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169:Literature
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49:1935-04-07
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397:Remarks
307:One Unit
165:Politics
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103:Novelist
88:Pakistan
35:آغا سليم
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