Beo Zafar – Pakistan’s ace-comediane

A short piece that I wrote on Beo, Pakistan’s ace-comediane whose talents are diverse and ever-blooming. Beo [Khala] as I have known her for…

This world without Dr. Annemarie Schimmel

Last year, I came across a Charles Homer Haskins lecture that Dr Annemarie Schimmel delivered in 1993. Aside from the amazing events and milestones…

Abdullah Hussein: alive in his vision

The great Pakistani writer Abdullah Hussein is no more. Perhaps, he has been relieved of the agony that he underwent as a cancer patient,…

Interview with Mohammad Hanif: “Love is not yet a taboo in Pakistan”

In a few days, Mohammad Hanif’s new novel will be available in Pakistan. Last week, I met him at his house in Karachi. The…

On the “death of Pakistani culture”

Khaled Ahmed is the endangered variety of writers. A true man of letters proficient in world languages, histories and cultures, he is a journalist…

khushwant singh

http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20070416&fname=Cover+Story+%28F%29&sid=1 Magazine| Apr 16, 2007 khushwant singh Spring Of The Patriarch Don’t be fooled by this image of repose. At 92, India’s grand old…

A Tribute: Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi (1916-2006)

Ab aik baar to qudrat javaabdeh thehre hazaar baar ham insaan aazmaaye gaye Now Nature must be held accountable at least once; We humans…

Qurratulain Hyder – Writer’s muse

Conversations with renowned author Qurratulain Hyder In my otherwise uneventful life, something significant has happened. It may seem unimportant to some people but it’s…