Stories by Dr Naazir Mahmood
Nana Patekar, who died on October 8, 2026, carved his own path through Hindi cinema, turning volatility into an art while...
Published 18 Oct, 2026 06:34am
A book on the late Dr Haroon Ahmed attempts to connect his wide-ranging work as a psychiatrist, researcher, institution-builder
Published 11 Oct, 2026 07:38am
Singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dolly Parton, who died on August 25 aged 80, turned extraordinary...
Published 06 Sep, 2026 09:00am
A former Catholic priest who became one of Britain’s great philosophers, Sir Anthony Kenny passed away on August 3. He spent his
Published 16 Aug, 2026 04:21am
Rather than a catalogue of events, the late politician Qazi Faiz Muhammad’s memoirs — recently translated from Sindhi to Urdu
Published 02 Aug, 2026 07:18am
The autobiography of trade unionist Usman Baloch chronicles a lifetime of struggle for workers’ rights but its emotional centre
Updated 23 Jun, 2026 06:29am
The singer, who passed away on May 30, belonged to that melancholy fraternity of vocal artists whose greatest distinction
Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:17am
Desmond Morris, who has died aged 98, was a zoologist, broadcaster, painter, public intellectual and best-selling author. Naazir
Published 10 May, 2026 08:15am
While many singers can deliver melody, only a precious few could render memory audible. Film critic Naazir Mahmood picks his...
Published 19 Apr, 2026 10:40am
Roy Medvedev, who died in February this year, lived through nearly the entire Soviet century — and spent most of it insisting
Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:34am
Farhatullah Babar’s reflective, insider account of Benazir Bhutto’s life and politics corrects the twin caricatures that dominate
Published 08 Mar, 2026 10:41am
Actor Robert Duvall, who passed away February 15, specialised across six decades in portraying authority figures.
Published 22 Feb, 2026 07:08am
This year marks the centenary of Syed Zahoor Shah Hashmi, who spent decades building the intellectual foundations of the Balochi
Published 01 Feb, 2026 07:00am
Published 28 Dec, 2025 04:49pm
Mian Manzoor Wattoo, the former Punjab chief minister who passed away December 16, had mastered the art of political
Published 28 Dec, 2025 05:06am
The actor who died on November 24 was indeed a star. But he was far more than that. His gestures, glances and tones of voice
Published 30 Nov, 2025 06:40am
In the notice of his passing, Bangladeshi outlets described him as a public intellectual, researcher and teacher.
Published 26 Nov, 2025 05:00pm
Bangladesh intellectual Badruddin Umar, who passed away in September, was often dubbed a leftist theorist. But his real legacy is scholarly.
Updated 25 Nov, 2025 06:00pm
Since its inception, Pakistan’s political destiny has been shaped not by its people but by a state apparatus that towers over
Published 05 Oct, 2025 07:10am
The 1980s were challenging for art in both countries, but while Pakistan’s film industry declined, Iranian filmmakers found new ways to express themselves.
Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:52am
