The 38th death anniversary of Pakistan's eminent Urdu writer and civil servant Qudrat Ullah Shahab was observed on Wednesday. 

Qudrat Ullah Shahab was born in Gilgit on February 26, 1920.

He started writing in his early days, both in Urdu and English languages and at the age of 16, he won an international essay competition organized by the Readers Digest, London.

Qudrat Ullah Shahab is best known for his autobiography "Shahab Nama".

Qudrat Ullah Shahab died on this day in 1986 in Islamabad.