Saba Imtiaz

Saba Imtiaz
Born	Ras-al-khaimah, UAE
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	Author, journalist, critic, screenwriter
Notable work	Karachi, You're Killing Me!

Saba Imtiaz is a Pakistani author, journalist, music critic, and screenwriter from Karachi. She previously worked for The News International and The Express Tribune, and currently writing for The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Christian Science Monitor. Karachi, You're Killing Me! is her debut novel first published in 2014. Imtiaz also wrote the script of the romantic comedy Dekh Magar Pyar Se (2015).

Imtiaz started her career as a freelance journalist and column writer. She had worked for various newspapers like The News International and The Express Tribune. She is currently writing for The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Christian Science Monitor.

Imtiaz is also a music critic and wrote several articles on music, especially Coke Studio.

Imtiaz is the author of her debut comedy crime novel Karachi, You're Killing Me!, which was released on February 1, 2014 by the Random House India and received mostly positive feedback from the reviewers. The novel is about a 20-year-old reporter, Ayesha Khan, living in one of the world's most dangerous cities, Karachi, about her misadventures and finding a nice lover. In April 2015, India's Abundantia Entertainment acquired the Bollywood film adaptation rights to the novel, which Vikram Malhotra would produce. Imtiaz would also be involved in developing the screenplay.

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