Characterization has special value in novel writing. Its significance is no way lesser than the plot or story as it is the basic ingredient of a novel. Hijab Imtiaz Ali Taj's novel "Paghal Khana" has unique plot and characterization. Hijab successfully accomplishes this novel and fulfills all the aesthetic demands of it. The style used in "Paghal Khana" is informatics as well as interesting. The whole novel revolves around three main characters and one leading character bears the hints of Hijab's own life.