Umer Khan

FICTION: A MATRYOSHKA DOLL

FICTION: A MATRYOSHKA DOLL

An enjoyable thriller that’s very much a publication of this era. But it is no great work of literary fiction that will live on a Published 18 Dec, 2022 04:40am
FICTION: THE SHADOWS OF CLASS

FICTION: THE SHADOWS OF CLASS

A historical novel set within a murder-mystery genre is an entertaining read but its postcolonial ambitions are thwarted by an... Published 17 Jul, 2022 01:53pm
FICTION: CYPRIOT GAMES

FICTION: CYPRIOT GAMES

Traversing issues of exile, identity, mental illness, love, grief, parenthood, superstition and the environment, Elif Shafak’s... Published 17 Apr, 2022 11:05am
FICTION: AN EMPEROR WITH NO CLOTHES

FICTION: AN EMPEROR WITH NO CLOTHES

The latest 19th century qissa translated by Musharraf Ali Farooqi is a short, vaguely fun read, which will provoke much dis... Updated 27 Feb, 2022 09:26pm
Extending CPEC

Extending CPEC

For now, the projects in its first phase have failed to usher in the level of prosperity that was promised to the people. Updated 06 Jan, 2021 08:20am