Ramazan Baloch is a writer and a dedicated social activist. He was born in 1944 in a poor neighbourhood of Lyari—Karachi’s oldest settlement. A graduate from the Karachi University, he was instrumental in enhancing girls’ education in the area and was extensively hailed as an impressive advocate of literacy and awareness. His first book, Lyari: The Unfinished Story, was one

Pirzada Qasim is a noted Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet, scientist and educationist. He has served as Vice-Chancellor at the Federal Urdu University and University of Karachi. He is currently the Vice Chancellor, Ziauddin University.

Noorul Huda Shah is a well-known and respected short story writer, playwright, poet, columnist, and broadcaster. She writes both in Urdu and her native language Sindhi. A familiar name in the Pakistani drama industry, she is famous for very popular serials including Jungle, Marvi, Bebak, Meri Adhuri Moahabat, Ajayb Ghar, Adhoora Milan, and Ishq Gumshuda. She was CEO of A-Plus

Noman A. Said is Chief Executive Officer, SI Global Solutions—a leading System Integration and Consultancy Company. The company specializes in delivering application software, web-based e-commerce, and cloud services as well as core networking solutions. Noman has over 20 years of venture capital experience in US, Pakistan and GCC countries with unique insight, relationships and expertise in big data, mobile, HRM

Nasira Zuberi is a Karachi-based poet, senior journalist, and media person with over 20 years of experience in print and electronic journalism. She has worked for the Business Recorder, Aaj News, Geo News, and News One. Three poetry collections of her poems have been published. Her third collection, Teesra Qadam, was launched at the 8th KLF. She is presently working

Nasir Abbas Nayyar is a scholar, author, and short story writer. He is the Director General of the Urdu Science Board, Lahore. Dr Nayyar’s research interests include modern and postmodern literary theory, linguistics, modern Urdu literature, and postcolonialism. Dr Nayyar has published numerous books, including Mabad Nau Abadiat: Urdu Kay Tanazur Mein (OUP, 2013). Its sequel, Urdu Adab ki Tashkeel

Nasim Syed is an Urdu poet, short story writer, columnist and translator, who lives in Canada. She has published five books: Aadhi Gawahi (poetry). Samundar Rasta Dega (poetry), Jis Tan Lage (short stories), Shumali America ke Haqiqi Bashindon ke Shaer (translations of the poetry of aboriginal Americans), and Khush Guzranguzar Gae (a commentary on the poetry and prose of Jaun

Nadya A.R. is a lifelong learner, educationist, and humanitarian. She is a certified psychotherapist and conducts workshops and talks, in Pakistan and Singapore. In 2006, she published her first novel, Kolachi Dreams. Her second novel, Invisible Ties, has been published by Rupa Publications. It has received both critical and popular acclaim. It was launched in multiple cities starting with Singapore

Nabeel Qureshi is a Pakistani film, television, music video director, screenwriter, and singer. An award-winning director, he is best known for directing films like Na Maloom Afraad, Actor-in-Law, and Na Maloom Afraad 2, all box-office hits. He has directed the Political comedy news show Banana News Network which aired on Geo TV. Qureshi is two times Lux Style Award winner

Mushba Said is a writer and designer, currently completing her BA (Hons.) in Communication & Design with a double minor in Literature and Policy from Habib University, Karachi. This year, she worked on the second volume of the Arzu Anthology with Dr Sabyn Javeri. The Arzu Anthology is Habib University’s first publication, comprising multilingual creative writing—ranging from poetry, short stories