Asif Noorani

Asif Noorani

Asif Noorani (Urdu: آصف ) (b. Mumbai, 1942) is a Pakistani newspaper and television writer.

He migrated with his parents to from India to Pakistan in 1950. He obtained his Masters in English Literature in 1965 from the University of Karachi. Two years earlier he joined the country's most popular magazine, "Eastern Film" as Assistant Editor and rose to the position of Editor in merely one year. A prolific writer, Asif Noorani contributes to leading Pakistani, and occasionally Indian publications, articles on art, literature and music. He reviews books and music recordings. He is particularly known for his humorous writings and travelogues. He also appears on television and radio programs. He writes in English but on TV he speaks in both English and the country's national language Urdu.

He works with the Dawn Group of Newspapers, Pakistan's leading publishing house, where he was previously Editor of the weekend supplement of "The Star", Pakistan's most popular evening newspaper.

Articles

* [http://www.dawn.com/weekly/review/archive/011122/review3.htm The Yesteryear] - "Dawn" Review
* [http://www.dawn.com/weekly/science/archive/060617/science11.htm The Creativity Platform] - "Dawn" Science
* [http://www.spider.tm/june2006/beat2.html Where Great Minds Meet] - "Spider" Magazine
* [http://ismaili.net/timeline/2003/20030608dawn.html In the Company of Mountains ] - "Dawn" Magazine
* [http://www.pakistanlink.com/Letters/2003/sept03/05/05.html Among the Mormons] - "Pakistan Link"
* [http://www.livevisionusa.com/prideofPK_anwarmaqsood_previous.htm The Satirist Anwar Maqsood ] - "LiveVison USA"


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