Mustanser Hussain Tarar

Mustansar Hussain Tarar was born at Lahore in 1939. As a young boy he witnessed the independence of Pakistan in 1947 and the events that took place at Lahore(one of the major cities of Pakistan)[citation needed]. (The events of independence as like the migration of Muslims from India to Pakistan and vice versa)[citation needed] His father, Rehmat Tarar, operated a small seed store by the name of "Kisan & co" that developed to become a major business in that sphere[citation needed].

Tarar was educated at Rang Mehal Mission High School and Muslim Model High School, both in Lahore[citation needed]. He did further studies at the Government College, Lahore[citation needed] and in London[citation needed]. While abroad he spent much of his time in watching movies, doing theater[clarification needed] and reading books. In 1957, he attended the World Youth Festival in Moscow[citation needed] and wrote a book named Fakhta (Dove)[when?] which was based on that experience.