Re: 'Who is your favourite writer / poet from Indo-Pak'
faiz ahmed faiz, ashfaq ahmed, ibn-e-insha, mustansar hussain tarar etc etc etc
All great versatile writers.
Faiz Sahb's romantic poetry was as popular with the masses as his serious poetry revolving around revolution and change. If you like 'Raat yun dil main teri khoi hui yaad aai' you will also love ' Aaj bazar main pa ba jolaan chalo' and 'Bol ke lab azad hain tere'.
Ashfaq Ahmed although most famous for his dramas, but his short story 'Gadaria' is one of the classics in urdu literature.
Ibne Insha was famous for writing ghazals in chhoti beher, but his prose like 'Chalte ho to cheen ko chaliye' and 'Urdu ki aakhri kitab' are also well know works in Urdu literature.
Mustansar Hussain Tarar is famous travelogue writer in Pakistan, but his novels like 'Bahao', 'Raakh', 'Qurbat e Marg main muhabbat' were also well received by readers. He also written some great TV dramas including 'Hazaron Raste','Sooraj ke saath saath' and 'Shahpar'.