Razia Butt
Razia Butt (Urdu رضیہ بٹ) was an Urdu novelist and playwright from Pakistan. Her novels typically have strong female protagonists, and have been dramatised in movies and television plays. Background. Razia Niaz was born in Wazirabad on 19 May 1924. She spent most of her childhood in Peshawar. Career. She first appeared in a literary journal around 1940 when she was in her teens. She later developed her first published story into a novel, "Naila". Married in 1946, Razia Butt resumed writing in 1950s after a break of some years. She has 51 novels and 350 short stories  to her credit. She also wrote radio plays. Some of her novels, such as "Saiqa" and "Naila", were adapted for the big screen, and "Noreena", "Najia", "Saiqa" and "Bano" for TV drama serials. Popular with many generations of readers, Razia Butt came up with an autobiography, "Bichhray Lamhe". Death. Razia Butt died in Lahore on 4 October 2012 after a protracted illness.