Babar Ayaz - Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF)

Bio

Babar Ayaz is a secular humanist and the author of What’s wrong with Pakistan? (Hay House India 2013). A journalist for more than forty years, he is a regular columnist for The Daily Times, Express (Urdu daily) and Awami Awaz (Sindhi Daily). He also contributes articles for The News. He has been Pakistan correspondent of The Hindu and Frontline (India). He has worked for the Sun, Pakistan Press International, Business Recorder and Dawn. He was editor of ‘Pakistan Business Update’, the first private television news program in Pakistan. He is founding member of Forum for Secular Pakistan, member of the Executive Committee of South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA) and Secretary General Media Commission (Pakistan Chapter). He founded the first PR consultancy of Pakistan in 1988 and is the Chairman of the company at present.