This article aims at establishing Hafiz Mahmood Sherani as pioneer of Manuscript Reading in Urdu. Hafiz Sherani is credited with the introduction of rules for editing in Urdu language. He painstakingly edited "Khaliq e Bari" and "Diwan e Zauq" which proved to be exemplary work in the field of editing and helpful for the Urdu researchers to come. Truly, he deserves to be  regarded as the pioneer in the field of Manuscript Reading in Urdu language.