Kitchen

By Banana Yoshimoto

Translated into Urdu by Khurram Sohail

Written in an engaging style, Kitchen comes across as a work of fiction that belongs in our social milieu. Banana Yoshimoto looks at the world with an unusual degree of sensitivity, and shows one how the ordinary kitchen can be one’s creative realm.


Angrezi Romanvi Shuraa ke Urdu Shairi par Asrat

By Nighat Naheed Zafar

Nighat Naheed Zafar picks an unusual theme for her research, and unravels the history of poetry from an unusual perspective. Her study involves delving into the influence of the Romantic poets on our indigenous Urdu poetry.


State of Human Rights in 2015

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan

An annual publication by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, this book incorporates essential facts and figures. Widely regarded as a reliable source of data, the report covers a wide range of subjects.

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Budget presser
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Budget presser

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Muharram precautions
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Blood bequests
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Sustainable path?
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Prioritising education
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Poverty’s rise
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Poverty’s rise

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