Laiq Zada Laiq was a Pakistani Pashto-language poet, fiction writer, and dramatist from Madyan, Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He served as the director of All Pakistan Radio and authored more than 500 radio plays, 12 TV plays, 120 stories, and 38 books. Laiq was a recipient of the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and the Kamal-e-Fun Award in 2021, the highest literary honour in Pakistan. His contributions to Pashto literature have left a lasting impact and he is remembered for his significant contributions to the field.