Journalism and literature Nisar's father wanted him to become a civil servant but he himself wanted to become a movie writer, beginning his professional career in 1972 when he was offered a job as a journalist, before writing poetry, film songs and editing a monthly magazine called
Zanjeer.
Politics He was a supporter of
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, eventually being put in jail by
Zia-ul-Haq and forced into exile in
Saudi Arabia for some time, and more recently he has been a supporter of
Imran Khan. and a political commentator on TV talk show
Meray Mutabiq. ==Books==