 His labour of love, a book on Mehdi Hassan, with two CDs, one of rare renditions of ghazals, and the other a medley of folk, film and semi-classical numbers, will go into production for the third time.In 2012 he rewrote and updated the quick selling coffee-table book "Journey Through Pakistan".An ardent crusader of the need for close contacts between Pakistanis and Indians, as also warm cultural relationship between their two countries, Asif Noorani has spoken on the subject at various fora—in Boston, New Delhi and Karachi.