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Cook-er Prize

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Inspired by the prestigious booker prize of UK, Pakistan Academy of Letters (Maqtadira-e-qaumi zabaan) initiates ‘cook-er’ prize in Pakistan.
There are two categories, chota cook-er (for best short story writer) and bara cook-er (for best novel writer).

The Cooker Award

The Cooker Award Nominees : For 2008, the sole nominees, for each category, are

Ahmed Qureshi (chota cook-er)

Ahmed Quraishi - the choota cooker


Zaid Hamid (bara cook-er)

Zaid Hamid - the bara cooker


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