BOOKS IN BRIEF

Published November 4, 2018

Clifton Bridge: Stories of Innocence and Experience from Pakistan
Irshad AbdulKadir

A collection of 10 short stories of life in Pakistan, particularly Karachi, told with easy familiarity, whether they be about the shopkeepers of Empress Market, bureaucratic misdeeds or unlikely love.

Visions Unveiled: Worldview of Allama Iqbal
Khurram Ali Shafique

A coffee-table presentation of Pakistan’s national poet, comprising select verses of his poetry with translations in English and commentary by the author, a known scholar of Iqbal’s life and works.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, November 4th, 2018

Opinion

Editorial

Weathering the storm
Updated 29 Apr, 2024

Weathering the storm

Let 2024 be the year when we all proactively ensure that our communities are safeguarded and that the future is secure against the inevitable next storm.
Afghan repatriation
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Afghan repatriation

COMPARED to the roughshod manner in which the caretaker set-up dealt with the issue, the elected government seems a...
Trying harder
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Trying harder

IT is a relief that Pakistan managed to salvage some pride. Pakistan had taken the lead, then fell behind before...
Return to the helm
Updated 28 Apr, 2024

Return to the helm

With Nawaz Sharif as PML-N president, will we see more grievances being aired?
Unvaxxed & vulnerable
Updated 28 Apr, 2024

Unvaxxed & vulnerable

Even deadly mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue and malaria have vaccines, but they are virtually unheard of in Pakistan.
Gaza’s hell
Updated 28 Apr, 2024

Gaza’s hell

Perhaps Western ‘statesmen’ may moderate their policies if a significant percentage of voters punish them at the ballot box.