The author is a freelance journalist based in Islamabad.
A much-needed book that encapsulates the life and works of the worthy Nisar Aziz Butt
Nisar Ahmad is a rare fan of Dilip Kumar, having collected almost 25,000 photo cutouts and film posters of the legendary Bollywood actor over the...
How a man of meagre resources used his hard-earned money to cultivate his hobby, and collected some rare pieces in Hindi/Urdu and Punjabi films
Punjabi Khoj Garh is a research library which boasts nearly 10,000 books on diverse disciplines such as literature, history, poetry, and criticism
A slim biography of Pathanay Khan that skilfully dissects the life and times of the versatile artiste
Academic turned poet Salimur Rehman is a rare collector of gramophone records
Apart from nearly 45,000 books, including magazines, Ahmed Salim has in his collection complete files of some newspapers too
By compiling his blogs together, Akhtar Balouch ferrets out the forgotten benefactors of Karachi
Asim Kalyar’s personal library is home to nearly 1,000 books on Ghalib. It’s been an expensive hobby but something that is very dear to him
A biography of Jam Saqi, a die-hard left-wing leader widely hailed as the voice of the common people
