Mohammad Hanif was born in Okara in the 1960s. In his twenties, he joined the Pakistan Air Force Academy before dropping out to pursue a career in journalism. Since then, he has been a playwright, novelist, and journalist. He has worked for The Washington Post, Newsline, India Today, and BBC’s Urdu service.
In his most recent work - A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mr Hanif brings his biting wit to bear on the infamous Zia years of Pakistani history. In the novel, he documents the mass discontent which swept Pakistani society and the seething hatred many harbored for General Ziaul Haq.
In this conversation, Dawn.com’s Huma Yusuf hopes to pick the novelist’s brain on contemporary topics, such as the menace of spreading militancy, the implementation of the Nizam-e-Adal Ordinance, and the unflagging media industry.
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