Young Hindu women are being prevented from freely testifying in court, thereby raising questions about the validity of their conversions to Islam and their marriages.
The acclaimed Indian writer is as at ease writing about Muslim-Hindu tensions in India in the fifties as he is writing about European classical music. And he is as comfortable talking about anti-homosexuality laws in India as he is about sharing his views on Pakistani talk-show personalities.
The Karachi Literature Festival has evolved into an internationally recognised forum to increase awarness of all forms of writing from Pakistan and beyond.