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Nadir Hassan is a Pakistan-based journalist who worked as a senior assistant editor at Newsline.

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[31 Jan 2012 | No Comment | Nadir Hassan]
The 2011 Hall of Shame

A look back at the people who made Pakistan less than proud in 2011.

People »

[28 Jan 2012 | No Comment | Nadir Hassan]
The 2011 Hall of Fame

For Newsline’s Annual 2012 issue, Nadir Hassan compiled a list of people who made Pakistan proud in 2011.

News & Politics, Opinion, Viewpoint »

[18 Jan 2012 | No Comment | Nadir Hassan]
2011: The Year of Feuds

Spats, brawls, scuffles, tiffs and quibbles: call them what you want but 2011 was full of confrontations and Newsline recaps the biggest face-offs of 2011.

Arts & Culture, Books »

[30 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | Nadir Hassan]
Book Review: The Taliban Shuffle

The Taliban Shuffle contains no profound truths or insightful observations on politics, instead there is lots of juicy gossip.

Arts & Culture, Books »

[20 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | Nadir Hassan]
Book Review: Pakistan, A Hard Country

Anatol Lieven’s book is a departure from the scare mongering that characterises most western accounts of Pakistan, but his optimism is jarring given the present scenario.

Arts & Culture, Books »

[31 May 2011 | Comments Off | Nadir Hassan]
Critical Omission

What Pakistan: Beyond the ‘Crisis State’ lacks is a critical look at the army, which has been a lead player in Pakistan’s politics.

News & Politics »

[31 May 2011 | Comments Off | Nadir Hassan]
Whodunnit?

While Pakistan’s history is rife with political assassinations, rarely have the perpetrators of the crimes been identified beyond a doubt.

News & Politics »

[26 May 2011 | One Comment | Nadir Hassan]
Till Expediency Do Us Part

Pakistan’s shifting political sands make for the strangest bedfellows.

Arts & Culture, Movies »

[10 Apr 2011 | Comments Off | Nadir Hassan]
Movie Review: The Fighter

The Fighter is a departure from the kind of quirky films director David O Russell normally makes, but in his casting of Christian Bale he has ensured that this movie is a knockout.

Sports »

[9 Apr 2011 | Comments Off | Nadir Hassan]
Beyond the Cup

In its World Cup odyssey, the Pakistan cricket team lost a semi-final match, and sometimes the plot, but won the heart of a nation.