Hashim Nadeem

• Name — Hashim Nadeem Qasrani • Honorific Suffix — PP • Birthplace — Shalkot(Quetta), Balochistan, Pakistan • Education — Cadet College Petaro • Occupation — Writer Hashim Nadeem is an Urdu novelist, poet and screenwriter from Pakistan. Through his scripts of television serials, he established himself among the well-known writers of the industry. Beginning his screenwriting career in the late 2010s, Nadeem is also the recipient of Lux Style Award and President's Pride of Performance.

Nadeem's popular novels include Bachpan Ka December, Abdullah and Khuda Aur Muhabbat. He first shot to fame in 2012 with spiritual romance Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 1), which was based on his novel of the same name, and later followed by two seasons. In 2015, Nadeem made his feature film directorial debut with Abdullah: The Final Witness, based on the Kharotabad Incident. The film was screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and received rave reviews from critics for its subject, with Lubna Jerar Naqvi of The News International praising the cinematography, camera-shots and the topic of the film, stating it as a "good attempt". His later scripts include Dhaani, Visaal and Ishq Zahe Naseeb, the latter of which earned him a nomination of Best TV Writer at the 19th Lux Style Awards. He gained critical acclaim with Parizaad, the adaptation of his eponymous novel.

Nadeem was born in Quetta, Balochistan. He got his early education in Cadet College Petaro, after studying at the Bolan Medical College. He passed civil service examination in 1996 and served as Assistant Commissioner in Quetta.

• Bachpan Ka December • Khuda Aur Muhabbat • Abdullah • Abdullah II • Saleeb-e-Ishq • Aik Muhabbat aur Sahi • Muqaddas • Parizaad • Raqs e bismal • Abdullah 3

• Year — Title — Director — Network — Ref(s) • 2011 — Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 1) — Anjum Shahzad — Geo Entertainment • 2016 — Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 2) — Ali Usama • Dhaani — Ali Faizan • 2018 — Visaal — Ali Hassan — ARY Digital • 2019 — Ishq Zahe Naseeb — Farooq Rind — Hum TV • 2020 — Raqs-e-Bismil — Wajahat Rauf • 2021 — Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 3) — Syed Wajahat Hussain — Geo Entertainment • Parizaad — Shahzad Kashmiri — Hum TV • 2023 — Jhoom — Ali Faizan — Geo Entertainment • Jhok Sarkar — Saife Hassan — Hum TV • 2025 — Sanwal Yaar Piya — Danish Nawaz — Geo Entertainment • Cafe Firaaq — Hum TV