[1][2] A leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the chairman of the World Punjabi Congress,[3] he has also been playing a notable role in politics to achieve his sociopolitical ideals.

His Punjabi novels and poetry have been translated into several major languages of the world and are taught at post-graduate level in different countries for students seeking PhD and M.Phil degrees.

[4] Fakhar Zaman has been a Minister in Benazir Bhutto’s government, a senator and two-time Chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters.

He published and edited a monthly English magazine namely "The Voice" which was folded by Ayub Khan’s military regime.

[8] In 1984, he spent a few months in Stockholm University, Sweden attending seminars and lecturing on social sciences.

He was in Jail for months during the martial law period where he started writing his famous Punjabi novel "Bandiwan"[4] translated into English as "The Prisoner" and published by UNESCO and Peter Owen of London.

[9] His Punjabi writings have been translated into major languages in the world and are taught at post-graduate level in Pakistan, India and some foreign countries.

When he took over as chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters in 2008, he published a number of books on the life and thoughts of 'Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed'.

WPC has organized 30 international conferences on language, literature, culture and peace in Pakistan, India, Austria, France, Netherlands, UK, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Canada and the US.

Ban was lifted by Lahore High Court in 1996 i.e. after 18-years, a solitary case in the history of world literature.