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The fighting spirit The book is an overview of the Hazaras in Pakistan. It is a unique reference book on the Hazara tribe’s origin, history, culture, characteristics, language, traditions, custom...		EXCERPTS: Family album This is the story of American-born Natasha, who comes to live in Pakistan against her own wishes when her father decides to relocate here. Slowly, thanks to her grandmother...
ARTICLE: Thicker than water Born in 1946, Fahmida Riaz emerged in the 1960s as an appreciable and abiding voice in Urdu literature. After the publication of her second book, Badan Dareeda, she was established....		Inbox The excerpt from the book Role of Minorities in Nation Building by Ahmed Salim (Books & Authors, August 13) spoke of services rendered by Deevan Bahadur S.P....
AUTHOR: Clear-sightedly realistic Long-time residents of Karachi may recall several coffee houses in the Saddar area in the early ’60s which served as gathering places for the city’s intellectuals, poets, authors, journalists....		REVIEWS: Continuing with the tradition Who else but Dr Farman Fatehpuri could have undertaken the arduous task of collecting and assembling Niaz Fatehpuri’s highly educative and informative writings on Ghalib...
In brief Jawaharlal Nehru visited Moscow in 1927 on the 10th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. He missed the parade but visited farms and museums and met their officials and social figures...		REVIEWS: The voice of justice Justice Fazal Karim’s tome on judicial review is a labour of love. His abiding interest in this theme commenced with his entry into the legal profession almost half a century ago....
At a glance EVER since the partition of the subcontinent in 1947, India and Pakistan have been arch rivals. The animosity had its roots in religion and history, and was epitomised...		REVIEWS: Long way from home Sparc has done it again. It has come up with a volume devoted to child trafficking, an ill that needs to be redressed. I fully concur with Anees Jilani that child...
REVIEWS: Paranoia unlimited Few would disagree that the most abiding legacy of Bush, when the history of our times is recorded, will be his unprovoked war against Iraq — a war sold to the American people....		REVIEWS: A product of schooling John Proctor, who is an educationist and has had a brilliant career in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Jordan and Pakistan, has written about a seemingly prosaic topic in an innovative style....
In brief The book under review is an eye-opener. It focusses on a particular time period (1984 to 1994) when outlaws looted and plundered throughout Sindh without fear or hesitation...		CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW: Since the beginning of time Good things come in small packages. The Penguin India Reference Yearbook 2006 is a handy, though thick, paperback volume that surprises you with the enormous amount of information....