Masood Hasan

The Masood Hasan Diaries

A voracious reader and best known for Over the Top, his Sunday column in The News, Masood Hasan wrote about anything and everything irreverently and pulled no punches. His biting wit and sarcasm amused and educated his readers on issues that were dear to him. From conservation to the rampant corruption around him, he was disdainful of the steady degeneration of a society. His words struck egos across Pakistan and gained him fans everywhere. His anthology, The Doggone Years was published in 1996. Masood Hasan was a natural storyteller and wordsmith, and so it came as no surprise that he became one of Pakistan's leading and most gifted admen. His advertising career was as diverse and interesting as the stories he loved to tell. With over hundreds of articles, the Masood Hasan Diaries will be the definitive collection of both published and unpublished articles by the late Masood Hasan. This publication is his articles covering the year 2001.