Noted Urdu Writer and Satirist Mujtaba Hussain passes away at 84
- Celebrated Urdu author, humorist and satirist Mujtaba Hussain has passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 84.
- He was awarded the Padma Shri, the country’s fourth-highest civilian award, in 2007.
- Hussain was described as the Mark Twain of Urdu.