[2] Siddiqi's first short story, "Kaun Kisi Ka", appeared in Weekly Khayyam in Lahore, Pakistan.
His magnum opus is Khuda Ki Basti (God's Village), which has appeared in 50 editions and has been translated into 26 languages.
He died on 18 December 2006 of cardiac arrest in Karachi at the age of 83, leaving behind a wife, two sons and three daughters.
[1] Shaukat Siddiqui was known to use the technique of socialist realism in his writings and did not leave his characters in the quagmire of apathy and inaction.
Siddiqui's commitment to the truth and his faith in the destiny of mankind guided him in his literary journey.