From modest beginnings to the presidency of First Women Bank, Akram Khatoon’s inspiring journey is the subject of a new Urdu
Published 26 Jul, 2026 07:05am
The real transformation of China began more than two millennia ago. Now a remarkable, deeply researched work of extraordinary
Updated 28 Jul, 2026 11:45am
A collection of eight compelling short stories examines the quiet devastations of women’s lives, family relationships and social
Published 26 Jul, 2026 07:05am
A qissa, with all its multifarious subjects, and the range of narrative voices and devices it employs to tell stories, does
Published 19 Jul, 2026 07:03am
Through a series of interconnected investigations, a detective genre novel uses crime fiction to explore taboo social issues
Published 19 Jul, 2026 07:03am
A recent book by a Norwegian scholar offers not only a compelling analysis of the fraying of the global terrorist organisation
Published 19 Jul, 2026 07:03am
A new biography chronicles the French football captain’s extraordinary rise from a Zinedine Zidane-loving boy in Paris’ suburbs
Published 19 Jul, 2026 07:03am
Muslims’ relationship with Ali is unique in the devotional history of world religions.
Published 12 Jul, 2026 06:56am
A slim collection of reflective essays, poems and diary entries by the Nobel prize winning author Han Kang offers
Published 12 Jul, 2026 06:56am
A recently published coffee table book pieces together the remarkable life of the legendary late artist Gulgee
Published 12 Jul, 2026 06:56am
Dr Muhammad Amjad Saqib, the founder of the NGO Akhuwat, is a well-known and respected figure in Pakistan. His...
Published 12 Jul, 2026 06:56am
I was born and brought up in Karachi and sadly witnessed what happened in terms of violence and chaos in urban Pakistan.
Updated 05 Jul, 2026 02:26pm
Pakistan’s history, as recounted by the champions of Pakistani nationalism, has a line-up of heroes and villains....
Published 05 Jul, 2026 06:53am
Through conversations with 12 distinguished civil servants, a volume of oral history offers a rare glimpse into Pakistan’s
Published 05 Jul, 2026 06:53am
Four monographs by a Pakistani scholar brim with information and comparative research about the representation of twins
Published 05 Jul, 2026 06:53am
A work of linguistic and intellectual history shines a light on the marginalisation of Punjab’s language in newly
Published 28 Jun, 2026 07:05am
A recent book about nine football World Cups since 1990 is a compelling exploration of the international event as a global
Updated 28 Jun, 2026 08:35am
A fresh retelling of the legendary Egyptian pharaoh’s life recasts her as a healer, strategist and fiercely devoted mother rather
Published 28 Jun, 2026 07:05am
There are two common derivatives from the word bazaar (itself from old Persian meaning market) in Urdu — bazaari...
Published 28 Jun, 2026 07:05am
In world literature, Tilism-i-Hoshruba (1883-1897), stands as an oddity: a fantasy that starts in medias res, a ...
Published 21 Jun, 2026 07:10am
Part primer, part Socratic conversation and part cultural history, this engaging volume explores the theoretical foundations
Published 21 Jun, 2026 07:10am
The autobiography of trade unionist Usman Baloch chronicles a lifetime of struggle for workers’ rights but its emotional centre
Updated 23 Jun, 2026 06:29am
A reunion among three former best friends unravels long-held secrets, regrets and unanswered questions in this fast-paced debut
Updated 23 Jun, 2026 06:25am
Naseer Memon’s book in Sindhi, Bangladesh: Bohraan Khaan Bohraan Taeen is a comprehensive account of the history of and political
Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:55am
There are very good reasons why Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of modern civilisations
Updated 14 Jun, 2026 03:22pm
Oscar Wilde’s celebrated tale of beauty, vanity and moral decay finds a new linguistic home, opening one of English literature’s
Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:55am
An upper-class New York wife and mother in the 1970s finds herself suffocated by the demands of social performance
Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:55am
Adam Smith, Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Bloom all value empathy. Yet each argue that feeling another’s pain is only the starting
Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:18am
A book argues Pakistan can overcome its challenges by embracing the values of the European Enlightenment, but offers oft-repeated
Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:18am
A debut collection of poems offers moving meditations on the intricate role of identity and individuality in the journey
Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:18am
Part biography, part investigation, a fast-paced account retraces Marilyn Monroe’s journey from troubled orphan to global
Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:18am
In May 2026, the World Health Organisation declared Ebola in DR Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of...
Published 31 May, 2026 06:58am
Academics, architects, artists and activists reflect on how a major transport project can reshape neighbourhoods and redefine
Published 31 May, 2026 06:58am
A fascinating collection of diary entries by a young Muslim Indian woman studying in Britain in the 1930s paints a picture
Published 31 May, 2026 06:58am
With memorable characters, vibrant landscapes and sharply tuned prose, the latest collection of Urdu short stories from Ali
Published 31 May, 2026 06:58am
An extraordinary collaboration between an art curator and an artist transforms the humble Urdu qaida into a work of art — one
Published 24 May, 2026 08:13am
A debut collection blends Pakistani folklore, supernatural beings and psychological dread into engrossing and suspenseful horror
Published 24 May, 2026 08:13am
An Urdu book about Karachi contains a treasure of historical facts about the metropolis and has nostalgia woven into every line
Published 24 May, 2026 08:13am
Hakim blends the Sanskrit names, the Persian terms and the Hindustani idiom in such a way that the translation reads like a
Published 24 May, 2026 08:13am
An unauthorised biography of the former Duke and Duchess of York attempts a sweeping exposé of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Published 17 May, 2026 08:09am
The algorithm that through various combinations of variety and chance puts together the universe of books one finds...
Published 17 May, 2026 08:09am
In her recently published memoir, the multi-talented Salima Hashmi reflects on her famous family, loss, art, activism
Published 17 May, 2026 08:09am
A novel blends suspense, trauma and Sufi philosophy into an ambitious thriller that is marred by an inconsistent style
Published 17 May, 2026 08:09am
In recent years, we have seen emerging on the literary horizon of the Urdu world a sustained Jaun Elia frenzy among...
Updated 10 May, 2026 08:54am
Across continents, Khoja Shia Ismaili women stitch together community, memory and belonging in this rich ethnographic account
Updated 10 May, 2026 08:51am
Across time and space, four friends discover that the past is not something left behind — but something that shapes the present
Updated 10 May, 2026 08:56am
Former tennis champion Boris Becker recounts his dramatic fall from grace and the lessons he learned behind bars in a new memoir
Updated 10 May, 2026 08:55am
A book of rare moral clarity and scholarly courage excavates the internment of over 80,000 Bengalis in Pakistan after the...
Published 03 May, 2026 09:11am
A collection of Urdu short stories gathers a cast of lively characters from rural Sindh, shaping stories that blur the line...
Published 03 May, 2026 09:00am
After an academic adviser is blown up in a magical experiment, two of his students make a perilous journey to the underworld to
Published 03 May, 2026 08:57am
Thousands of AI-written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s 1984
Published 03 May, 2026 08:55am
A collection of essays takes aim at the pursuit of limitless growth, the constant drive to master nature and the expanding...
Published 26 Apr, 2026 12:43pm
A debut collection of 24 Urdu short stories by a medical practitioner and academic are thought-provoking and wise observations...
Published 26 Apr, 2026 12:38pm
A collection of personal sketches of renowned figures from history and current times in Urdu encourages readers not just to...
Published 26 Apr, 2026 12:32pm
On an unseasonably cold November night in 2022, a pain, a dull burn, gripped my chest in what felt like a constriction, an uneasy
Published 26 Apr, 2026 12:18pm
The English translation of late Fahmida Riaz’s novel Qila-i-Faramoshi offers the Anglophone world a window into ancient Persian...
Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:49am
A brief treatise by a well-known Pakistani economist explores the impact of ethnic friction on the success or failure of nations
Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:57am
The Argentinian genius of a writer Jorge Luis Borges once said: “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a...
Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am
A new Urdu novel imagines the life of Ruttie Jinnah, bringing to life a woman lost in the margins of history and rescuing her from
Updated 19 Apr, 2026 12:15pm
Between the 16th and 18th centuries, Persian language poets in Iran and India established a parallel universe of...
Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:54am
A gripping collection of Urdu short stories feature Karachi as a vibrant metropolis in which individuals from diverse communities
Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am
A recent book attempts to decode the patterns of power and politics in Pakistan by connecting these dynamics with examples from
Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am
In his latest memoir, British author Ziauddin Sardar reflects on love, loss and language as he remembers three women who
Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am
A naval historian revisits the Battle of Gettysburg during the US Civil War and shows how logistics, leadership and luck decided
Published 05 Apr, 2026 09:29am
Philippa Gregory revisits the Tudor court through Jane Boleyn, a woman who survived longer than most in King Henry VIII’s...
Published 05 Apr, 2026 09:23am
Adrian H. Husain’s latest collection of sonnets explore memory, time and the fragmented nature of recollection
Published 05 Apr, 2026 09:18am
A debut Urdu short story collection explores empathy and inequality
Published 05 Apr, 2026 09:07am
Lt Gen (retd) Talat Masood’s memoirs are a military man’s recollections about his own idealism and professional
Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:18am
A debut novel tells the tale of a complex friendship between two young women while also exploring themes such as narcissism
Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:18am
