Stories by Ali Madeeh Hashmi

Dr Ali Madeeh Hashmi is a psychiatrist, writer and translator. He is Tenured Professor of Psychiatry at Lahore’s King Edward Medical University. Prior to this, he practiced and taught psychiatry in the United States for 12 years. In addition to his professional activities, Dr Hashmi is the author of five books on poetry and literature including the first (and only) biography of his grandfather, the celebrated poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, published in 2016. His essays about mental health, literature, poetry and history have been published in scientific journals, magazines, newspapers and literary journals in Pakistan, India and the United States.

Ali Madeeh Hashmi

Between a rock and a hard place

A young doctor after graduation is faced with a stark prospect: find the money to migrate abroad or face a lifetime of Updated 17 Jan, 2020 04:06pm