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Notes on a Scandal

by Saba Imtiaz & Tooba Masood

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Catching up with all things Society Girl

October 15, 2026 · 27 min

On this special episode of Notes on a Scandal, Saba and Tooba catch up on everything they've learned since the publication of their book Society Girl: A Tale of Sex, Lies and Scandal, run-ins and coincidences, and the enduring mystery of…
Society Girl - the book! ft. Sanam Maher

November 14, 2024 · 1 hr 2 min

Announcing: Society Girl -- A Tale of Sex, Lies and Scandal, the new book by Saba Imtiaz & Tooba Masood-Khan (Roli Books, 2024). The book explores the circumstances around the death of the poet and former civil servant Mustafa Zaidi in…
Announcing our new book SOCIETY GIRL and a very special conversation!

November 13, 2024 · 1 min

Announcing: Society Girl - A Tale of Sex, Lies, and Scandal, the new book by Saba Imtiaz & Tooba Masood-Khan (Roli Books, 2024). The book explores the circumstances around the death of the poet and former civil servant Mustafa Zaidi in…
S02E08: Finale

December 11, 2022 · 30 min

In the finale episode of Notes on a Scandal, Saba and Tooba look at what happened to Shahnaz Gul after she was cleared of the charge of killing Mustafa Zaidi, the sightings of Shahnaz in Karachi over the years, and how people viewed her in…
S2E07: Verdict

November 20, 2022 · 29 min

On the penultimate episode of this season — and the podcast — Saba and Tooba continue tracking the proceedings against Shahnaz Gul in a district court in Karachi, taking place while the country was engulfed in war. In 1972, a verdict is…

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S02E06: Romeo and Juliet go to Court

November 5, 2022 · 28 min

As legal proceedings against Shahnaz Gul get underway, her lawyer and the prosecution battle it out in court in a bail hearing. Shakespeare is invoked. Shahnaz is held in a police lockup, and then sent to Karachi's Central Jail, where…
S02E05: Body of Lies

October 22, 2022 · 36 min

ADVISORY: This episode contains mentions of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. How do you connect the dots of a story where so much is missing? Why is there blood at the crime scene? And why did Shahnaz remain unconscious all night…
S02E04: Bringing up the Bodies

September 30, 2022 · 27 min

ADVISORY: This episode contains scenes of a distressing nature. Listener discretion is advised. In November 1970, nearly a month after Mustafa Zaidi died, his body was exhumed for a second medical examination, all in a quest for doctors…
S02E03: Drama at Drigh Road

September 16, 2022 · 42 min

We take a look at the frenzied hours after the arrest of Shahnaz Gul, and how the police in Karachi, Pakistan handled the initial investigation. Later in the episode, we talk to the academic Dr Zoha Waseem, the author of Insecure…
S02E02: Trial by Fire

September 2, 2022 · 39 min

On November 5, 1970, Shahnaz Gul was arrested by the Karachi police on charges of killing Mustafa Zaidi. She was represented by S S Shaikh, one of Karachi's most well-known lawyers. The trial was a media circus -- Shahnaz was hounded by…
S02E01: The Christine Keeler of Pakistan

August 26, 2022 · 22 min

Notes on a Scandal's Season 2 "The State vs Shahnaz Gul" premieres with a recounting of the 1960s saga that led to Mustafa Zaidi printing flyers calling Shahnaz a Pakistani Christine Keeler. It's the title that would stick with her…
Trailer 2 - Season 2: The State vs Shahnaz Gul

July 19, 2022 · 1 min

A trailer for the upcoming second season of Notes on a Scandal: The State vs Shahnaz Gul. Thank you for listening! Find us on Instagram and Twitter: Instagram: @murdermystery70 Tooba Masood-Khan Twitter: @tabahitooba Instagram…

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About the show

A tale of sex, lies, and scandal in Pakistan. A limited-episode podcast that reexamines and investigates a fascinating crime in an unusual city. The podcast serves as an accompaniment to Society Girl, a non-fiction book by Tooba Masood and Saba Imtiaz.