Stories by Dr Naazir Mahmood
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
Iranian cinema remains a mirror to its society and a beacon for world cinema — quietly powerful, endlessly inventive
Published 31 Aug, 2025 05:54am
An insider account of the high-stakes political drama that marked the first term of one of Pakistan’s most controversial civilian
Published 27 Jul, 2025 08:33am
