Quraish Pur, born Zulqarnain Qureshi[1] (1932 – 5 August 2013) was a scholar, writer, novelist, columnist and media expert of Pakistan.
He gained fame from hosting the TV program Kasuti (PTV) in the 1970s with Obaidullah Baig.
[2] Quraish Pur joined PTV in 1973 and worked there in various positions including the hosting of some shows until 1992, when he decided to retire.
Sahar Ansari, a noted Urdu scholar who had a long association and working relationship with Quraish Pur, said that even when he was very angry, he did not use harsh language or resorted to throwing temper tantrums.
[2] Quraish Pur along with his colleagues on Kasauti TV show – Obaidullah Baig, Iftikhar Arif and later Ghazi Salahuddin were all known among the Pakistani public for their extraordinary knowledge of history, literature, geography and the sciences.