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Saba Imtiaz is a freelance journalist in Pakistan. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian and the Christian Science Monitor. She reports on religious movements, culture and politics in Pakistan. She is the author of Karachi, You're Killing Me! (Random House India, 2014) and No Team of Angels (First Draft Publishing, forthcoming). ...more

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	Karachi, You're Killing Me! 2.96 avg rating — 1,334 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Society Girl: A Tale of Sex, Lies, and Scandal by Saba Imtiaz (Goodreads Author), Tooba Masood 3.89 avg rating — 157 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taliban: A Critical History from Within by Abdul Hai Mutma'in, Alex Strick van Linschoten (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Saba Imtiaz (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Team of Angels: Murder, Violence, and Land in Pakistan’s Largest City: Karachi 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Master Arabic by Alex Strick van Linschoten (Goodreads Author), Saba Imtiaz (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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