Urdu short has a vibrant history. It has developed and used different
techniques, forms and narrative strategies to articulate the changing sensibilities of last
century. During last couple of decades, the ability of Urdu Short story to capture and
narrate the contemporary sensibility has been questioned by different critics. This
article explores and answers the basis of the arguments against short story by
examining the stories written in the last few decades in terms of the social values. It is
argued that the Urdu short story has engaged with the mobility of social values,
contemporary human situation and cultural norms artistically.