Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar

On March 3, 2020, Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar appeared on a Pakistani talk show on Neo News to discuss the Aurat March. When Qamar was speaking, Marvi Sirmed interrupted Qamar by shouting "Mera Jism Meri Marzi" (meaning "My Body My Choice"). Qamar getting frustrated by the interruption, began calling her shameful. Agence France-Presse reported that Qamar said to Sirmed that "no one would even spit on your body" and that she was a "cheap woman" who should "shut up". Qamar was heavily criticized by politicians and prominent figures, while Geo TV suspended his contract. Qamar said he was not stating anything, at the time of her speech, but she interrupted him.

Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar (Urdu: خلیل الرحمان قمر) is a Pakistani writer, director, Urdu poet, lyricist and occasional actor known for writing such dramas as Pyarey Afzal (2013), Sadqay Tumhare (2014) and most recently the top-rated Meray Paas Tum Ho (2019-2020), as well as the 2019 ISPR-produced film Kaaf Kangana.

He started his TV drama career with Dastak Aur Darwaza and later produced a film Qarz (1997) which he also wrote. He also wrote the dialogues of Ghar Kab Aao Gay (2000), Tere Piyar Mein, Mukhra Chan Varga, Nikki Jai Haan but made his breakthrough with Boota from Toba Tek Singh (1999). Later, he used this style in his dramas Landa Bazar (2002) and Love, Life Aur Lahore. Khalil ur Rehman Qamar has written various drama serials but he is best known for his all time super hit dramas such as Pyarey Afzal (2013), Sadqay Tumhare (2014), and Meray Paas Tum Ho (2019).

Khalil ur Rehman Qamar was born in 1962 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. He studied in a government high school in Shad Bagh, Lahore. He used to write in school too and did further studies in B.Com. MBA.