Ziauddin Ahmad Suleri (1912/1913 – 21/22 April 1999), best known as Z. A. Suleri, was a Pakistani political journalist, conservative writer, author, and Pakistan Movement activist. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of print journalism in Pakistan, and authored various history and political books on Pakistan as well as Islam in the South Asian subcontinent. Early life and education Ziauddin Ahmad Suleri was born in Deoli, Zafarwal, North India, British Raj (present-day Punjab, Pakistan). He was a Rajput Salahria. After his graduation from school, he briefly studied British literature at Patna University, where he obtained a BA in English. He moved to Lahore to attend the Punjab University to further study English literature. He earned an MA in British literature after compiling a critical and analytical thesis on Great Expectations, written by Charles Dickens. Political activism and military service Due to his long attraction to the work of Charles Dickens, Suleri earned the nickname of "Pip" from his family and friends. He moved to Karachi after becoming politically aligned with the Muslim League, led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. In support of the Pakistan Movement, he penned many political columns and opinions in the Orient Press as well as the British Evening Times. Suleri also authored and published "The Road to Peace and Pakistan" in 1944, and My Leader in 1945; all of which greatly exhorted the political objectives of the Pakistan Movement and the independence from the British India of the British Empire. In 1946, he departed for the United Kingdom but returned to Pakistan after the partition by the United Kingdom. Immediately after his return, he was appointed assistant editor of the English language newspaper, the Dawn. He left Dawn when the Pakistan Times was started in 1947, and took an assignment as its correspondent in London. For sometime, he remained associated with the Pakistan Army and briefly served in Inter-Services Public Relations, which he eventually becoming its director-general and achieved the rank of colonel in 1965. Career in journalism and ministry Suleri was appointed as editor of the Pakistan Times in 1966. During this time, he gained a conservative consciousness and wrote in support of military governments and capitalism. He penned several articles against the left-oriented Pakistan Peoples Party during the general elections held in 1970. Subsequently, he was removed by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto from the Pakistan Times and was thrown in jail after