july issue 2011

Mohammed Hanif: An exclusive reading of his new novel

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Indo-Pak Relations: IEDs, Stones and Dialogue

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July 31, 2011

The Fashion Beat

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July 31, 2011

Interview: Ahmed Mukhtar, Federal Minister of Defence

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July 31, 2011

The Pakistan Army and its Threat Board

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July 31, 2011

Down, But Not Out…

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Reinventing Pakistan’s Army

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July 30, 2011

Mohammed Hanif: An exclusive reading of his new novel

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July 30, 2011

Book Review: The Taliban Shuffle

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Interview: Zulfikar Ghose

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Book Review: Modern Poetry of Pakistan

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July 28, 2011

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Photography: All About a House

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Music Review: Coke Studio, Season 4, Episode 5

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Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

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July 23, 2011

Book Review: On China

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July 22, 2011

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July 22, 2011

The PCB vs Afridi: A Poorly Played Cricket Drama

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July 19, 2011

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Movie Review: Pina

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July 18, 2011

International Conference on Leadership and Women

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July 17, 2011

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July 17, 2011

Movie Review: The Beaver

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July 17, 2011

Movie Review: X-Men First Class

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July 16, 2011

Theatre Review: Begum Jaan

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July 16, 2011

Polly & Me Exhibits Traditional Chitrali Embroidery

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July 14, 2011

Interview: Shehrbano Taseer

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July 13, 2011

Lipton Serves Flavoured Tea in Karachi

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July 13, 2011

Zehra Nigah Pays Tribute to Faiz Ahmed Faiz

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July 13, 2011

Art Lootmaar: Thirteen Artists Display Works in Various Media

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July 10, 2011

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July 9, 2011

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July 9, 2011

The Loins of Politics: Anthony Weiner and Sexual Compulsivity

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July 3, 2011

Editor’s Note: July 2011

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July 2, 2011

Catching Up on Coke Studio

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By Newsline Editorial Staff | Arts & Culture | Books | Published 13 years ago

Critically acclaimed author of A Case of Exploding Mangoes and former Newsline staffer Mohammed Hanif is set to release his second book, Our Lady of Alice Bhatti, in September. Here’s an exclusive ‘sneak peek’ of his new novel, delivered by the author himself.

We hope you enjoy it.

Click play to watch Mohammed Hanif reading an excerpt from Our Lady of Alice Bhatti.

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Read more:
An exclusive interview with Mohammed Hanif.
An excerpt from Our Lady of Alice Bhatti.

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Articles by Mohammed Hanif

Even more on Mohammed Hanif:

Interview with Mohammed Hanif: The writer talks about his first novel before it was released in Pakistan

Another Day, Another Honour: More awards for Hanif and his first novel

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Books to Behold: Mohammed Hanif and other Pakistani authors talk about their favourite books of 2010