Zaitoon Bano (18 June 1938 – 14 September 2021), also spelled Zaitun Banu, was a Pakistani poet, short story writer, novelist, broadcaster, and advocate of women's rights in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
She wrote over twenty-four books, including her first short story titled Hindara (Mirror) which appears one of the prominent writings of Pashto language.
Bano began her career in 1958 when she was studying in ninth grade with her first short story titled Hindara (Mirror).
Her publications include Maat Bangree, Khoboona (1958), Juandi Ghamoona (1958), Berge Arzoo (1980), and Waqt Kee Dehleez Par (1980).
Among other publications she published short stories titled Da Shagu Mazal (A Journey Through Sands) written between 1958 and 2017.