About Shahnawaz Farooqui

Renowned intellectual and analyst Shahnawaz Farooqui was born in Karachi in 1964. He did his Bachelors in Mass Communication from Karachi University in 1986 securing First Class Second Position. Masters in Mass Communication was completed in 1988 in which he secured First Class First Position.

Shahnawaz Farooqui started his professional career by writing stories for children in Monthly ‘Aankh Micholi’, which he continued for three and a half years. Initially his writings were humorous in nature which were highly appreciated by children and teenagers.

Gradually he started writing on more serious issues and joined a reputed Daily Urdu Newspaper. His views were applauded to a magnificent extent and in a very short period of time he became famous for his clear standpoints. Very soon, Mr. Shahnawaz was invited by Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman to work as a columnist in Daily Jang Karachi. He demanded complete freedom of speech for his articles, which Jang refused to provide and stated that they cannot guarantee complete freedom of speech. Therefore, Mr. Shanawaz denied the offer and did not compromise on this issue.

At the moment, he is professionally working in a reputed Urdu Daily as an analyst and hosts program “Makalma” for Roshni TV. From time to time, he delivers lectures on various issues on various TV channels and in universities.

His areas of interest include English and Urdu Literature, Poetry, Political Analysis, Religion, West, Civilization and numerous uncountable domains. His standpoints are very clear on all the issues.

“Kaghaz Kay Sipahi” and “Akabir-e-Sahafat” are two books written by Shahnawaz Farooqui – first one published by Research Academy and second by Department of Mass Communication Karachi University.