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Dr Naazir Mahmood
Dr Naazir Mahmood

The writer holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham, UK and works in Islamabad.

  • December 08, 2024

    Remembering ABS Jafri Part - II

    Author says perhaps his best book is ‘Behind the killing fields of Karachi: A city refuses to surrender’

  • December 02, 2024

    Remembering ABS Jafri: Part - I

    I came across two old books by ABS Jafri; bought them off footpath at Regal Sunday book bazaar in Sadr Karachi

  • November 25, 2024

    An icon of the left: Part – II

    We will remember Saeeda Gazdar as a potent voice of courage and bravery

  • November 20, 2024

    An icon of the left: Part - I

    Born in Allahabad in 1943, Saeeda Gazdar migrated to Pakistan after Partition

  • November 11, 2024

    The 26th Amendment in judicial focus: Part - III

    After 26th Amendment came into force, new CJP assumed office after his selection by parliamentary committee

  • November 07, 2024

    The 26th Amendment in judicial focus: Part – II

    In democratic manner, houses of parliament should have devoted ample time to debate proposed amendment

  • November 05, 2024

    The 26th Amendment in judicial focus: Part - I

    ICJ has called 26th Amendment “a blow to judicial independence, the rule of law, and human rights protection”

  • October 29, 2024

    Police vs protesters

    There is hardly any doubt that the Sindh government has been wittingly or unwittingly using double standards

  • October 20, 2024

    Four plays in review

    World Culture Festival spanning over month attracts dance, drama, and music groups from dozens of countries

  • October 12, 2024

    Forty years of SPELT

    The story of SPELT’s formation is instructive and interesting

  • October 08, 2024

    Psychology of care

    Here I share what I went through when my father was under treatment and then died on June 27 this year.

  • October 01, 2024

    The psychology of colonialism

    Good psychological advice is hard to come by, with increasing religiosity impacting nearly every aspect of life

  • September 23, 2024

    Conrad, empire and exile

    Joseph Conrad was an talented writer who emerged as a novelist and storyteller in the late 19th century

  • September 16, 2024

    Writing about ideas

    Philosophy is bedrock of any history of ideas, be they economic, feminist, fictional, humanist, intellectual, political, or social

  • September 09, 2024

    The works of Jamal Abro

    Jamal was among the Sindhi short story writers who shaped landscape of Sindhi literature after 1947

  • September 01, 2024

    A journey through fiction

    Novel ‘Gul Meena’ brings us from Andalusia to Angoor Adda with story of a girl who escapes forced marriage and ends up eloping with her love...

  • August 24, 2024

    What is the left and the right? ( Part – II)

    During his lifetime, Stalin remained the undisputed leader of the world communist movement.

  • August 17, 2024

    What is the left and the right?: Part - I

    Are the PML-N, PPP, and the PTI leftist or rightist parties?

  • August 11, 2024

    A brief history of our left: Part - II

    As a child, he observed his mother working from dawn to dusk, catering to the needs of a joint family that housed dozens of inmates

  • August 10, 2024

    A brief history of our left ( Part – I )

    But even right-wing group can claim to fight for equality and fraternity, so there are some other features too that make a difference

  • August 04, 2024

    Minto’s literary labyrinth

    Minto opposes any attempts by ruling elite to diminish or downgrade any language in the name of 'national unity’

  • July 29, 2024

    The parallel cinema chapter

    Some students of cinema appear to be unclear about difference among film genres, kinds, movements, styles, subgenres, and techniques

  • July 22, 2024

    What is parallel cinema?

    If you have parallel line, it must have another line that goes parallel – so what is that other parallel line?

  • July 15, 2024

    A guide to growing old[er]

    Since words ‘old age’ and ‘older people’ do not sound decent and dignified, perhaps it is better to call them senior citizens

  • July 07, 2024

    Rashad, my father

    Sons sooner or later realise that the man they at times hated was perhaps the only man in this world who unconditionally felt proud of their...

  • June 30, 2024

    Stories from Hazara

    A general view of Naran valley is pictured in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 28, 2021. — AFP The tradition of writing historical...

  • June 24, 2024

    Karamat Ali: Our man of integrity

    We lost Karamat Ali at the age of 79 on June 20, 2024 in Karachi, a city where he established his flagship project

  • June 16, 2024

    Let’s save a library

    A representational image showing people reading books inside the Darra Adam Khel Library. — AFP/FileThe cost of ignorance in some societies is...

  • June 09, 2024

    What the Indian election can teach us

    India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes victory sign as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters to celebrate the party's win in...

  • June 03, 2024

    A night for literature

    The 11th UBL Literature and Arts Awards ceremony held recently in Karachi was one such exception

  • May 27, 2024

    Who’s afraid of free speech?

    When out of power, the PML-N campaigned for free media

  • May 17, 2024

    Some method to appoint a VC?

    There is no guarantee that abolishing the search committee would lead to the selection of better VCs

  • May 13, 2024

    How Sindh keeps Sindhi alive

    Credit must go to people who speak Sindhi in their households

  • May 04, 2024

    Where women get a lifeline

    Koohi Goth Women Hospital in Malir Karachi. — Facebook/koohigoth1A majority of poor women in Pakistan have a faint hope of living a better life....

  • April 29, 2024

    Protecting free speech

    Ahfaz-ur-Rahman was also an Urdu poet of considerable reputation with his poems concerning a wide range of political and social issues

  • April 20, 2024

    Forgotten cinema

    Unfortunately, Pakistani films and TV dramas have seldom ventured beyond domestic intrigues and love triangles

  • April 01, 2024

    Ramdas for peace

    His leadership was invaluable for several movements for communal harmony and justice in India

  • March 25, 2024

    The hopeful future of the Supreme Court

    Credit goes to the court for broadcasting the proceedings of the case live on the SC’s website

  • March 17, 2024

    Remembering Rooplo Kolhi

    The statue of Ammar Rooplo Kolhi in Nagarparkar, Sindh, Pakistan. — x/ Veerji_Kolhi/FileIn Pakistan, history textbooks are not inclusive in the...

  • March 12, 2024

    How to be a better thinker

    Representational image. — UnsplashIn response to my previous article ‘What have we become?’ , I received many appreciation emails from my...

  • March 04, 2024

    What have we become?

    One feature that is common among them is that our education system churns out thousands

  • February 26, 2024

    Not an elitist festival

    The KLF encompasses fields ranging from economy and education to gender and human rights

  • February 18, 2024

    The powerful four

    There are at least four ministries in any government that bear the brunt of policymaking and ultimately affect people and their wellbeing

  • February 11, 2024

    Chronicles of an election foretold

    Such engineering is even more harmful if done after elections to install a government that does not command public mandate

  • February 05, 2024

    Education and manifestos

    Next promise is about opening nationwide evening schools, without taking into account fact that after 18th Amendment, education at all levels has...

  • January 29, 2024

    A courageous voice

    More than a decade ago, Hamid Mir’s collection of columns ‘Qalam Kamaan’ attracted wide acclaim and now his new collection ‘Such Bolna Mana...

  • January 21, 2024

    The languages of history

    But before discussing significance of this book a word is in order about some of his earlier contributions in Sindhi and English languages

  • January 15, 2024

    Ayaz Melo: pride of Sindh

    Ninth Ayaz Melo in last week of December 2023 was special for it coincided with centenary celebrations of Shaikh Ayaz