Pakistani publisher Maktaba-e-Danyal has been shortlisted by International Publishers Association (IPA) for Prix Voltaire Prize Award for showing ‘exemplary courage in upholding the freedom to publish and in enabling others to exercise their right to freedom of expression.’ Publishers Weekly reported that Maktaba-e-Danyal got shortlisted for publishing the Urdu translation of renowned author Mohammed Hanif’s […]
Amnesty International South Asia has expressed alarm over the harassment and intimidation of writer Mohammad Hanif’s publishers. In a tweet made from its official account, the South Asia chapter of Amnesty International stated that the harassment and intimidation of Mohammed Hanif’s publishers was an alarming sign that freedom of expression continued to be under attack […]
561SharesKARACHI: Renowned author and journalist Mohammad Hanif has claimed on his Twitter handle that on Monday evening some men from security agencies came to the office of his Urdu publisher Maktaba Daniyal to confiscate the copies of Urdu translation of The Case of Exploding Mangoes. “They threatened the manager, wanted information about our whereabouts, and […]