His father Ashraf-ul-Haq Sabri was a scholar, he worked with Haji [Amdadullah Muhajir Makki] and Rashid Ahmad Ganguhi.
Delhi's wall journalism i.e. publishing posters and pasting them overnight, was a hobby.
With academic taste, he also entered the field of politics and participated in several elections and won twice, including as Deputy Mayor of Delhi in 1977.
[5] Imdad Sabri authored dozens of books, some of which are as follows: "Tarikh-e-Sahafat-e-Urdu" (تاریخ صحافت اردو) or "History of Urdu Journalism," is considered one of the most comprehensive works for Urdu Journalist.
[6] On October 13, 1988, after being ill for some time, he died in Delhi at the age of 74 and was buried in Mehndiyan cemetery.