There are very good reasons why Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of modern civilisations
Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:55am
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
Through a series of dialogues with scholars, a recent Urdu book examines language, identity and culture across South Asia
Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:17am
The poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock was written by T.S. Eliot in 1915. Despite the poet’s young age — ...
Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:16am
The Zeenat Haroon Rashid Writing Prize for Women calls for women writers to submit for its 2026 competition. The...
Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:15am
Arif Waqar was my true teacher at the BBC. Besides teaching me how not to fluff up on the microphone and what should
Published 19 Mar, 2026 07:06am
A meticulously researched book offers a corrective to decades of selective memory, political appropriation and historical
Published 19 Mar, 2026 07:06am
Former Senator Farhatullah Babar’s book of memoirs aims to set the record straight by putting the spotlight on the low-key
Published 19 Mar, 2026 07:06am
A powerful debut novel merges suspense with emotional depth and captures the dangerous allure of acceptance in an age
Published 19 Mar, 2026 07:06am
Every Sunday, he would sit with the matrimonial advertisements in daily Jang, and mark potential candidates
Published 15 Mar, 2026 07:17am
A timely collection of essays by prominent Islamic scholars argues that arguments for religious freedom
Published 15 Mar, 2026 07:17am
Actor Charlie Sheen may not have become the superstar many expected, but he remains part of a strong Hollywood lineage
Published 15 Mar, 2026 07:17am
Mohammed Hanif’s deeply satirical new novel, set in the days following former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s
Published 15 Mar, 2026 07:17am
Farhatullah Babar’s reflective, insider account of Benazir Bhutto’s life and politics corrects the twin caricatures that dominate
Published 08 Mar, 2026 10:41am
A debut novel has a strong idea spanning two plot lines and two time periods but desperately needed a strong editor as well
Published 08 Mar, 2026 10:27am
A coffee table book on Pakistan’s beloved sport brings together the printed and visual artefacts of the country’s cricketing...
Published 08 Mar, 2026 10:18am
In one of his most complex and deceptively crafted verses, Mirza Ghalib says that the poet’s pen vibrates with the frequency of...
Published 08 Mar, 2026 10:14am
Nadeem F. Paracha’s latest book explores contemporary populism by comparing three modern-day populist uprisings in the global...
Published 01 Mar, 2026 09:28am
The winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize 2025 is a debut novel by a Palestinian author about the complexities that lie at the heart of
Published 01 Mar, 2026 09:24am
The popularity of Jaun Elia’s deceptively simple verse, which has become all the rage with the youth, often obscures the depth...
Published 01 Mar, 2026 09:21am
Farhatullah Babar is known to us as a veteran politician, a legislator and a human rights defender. He is currently...
Published 01 Mar, 2026 09:15am
The 14th Lahore Literary Festival put its focus on history and in diversifying away from English but was impacted by scheduling
Published 22 Feb, 2026 06:45am
An elegantly structured novel, told through through the eyes of a young lad, is the first part of four interconnected novels...
Published 22 Feb, 2026 06:45am
A former journalist’s book on Princess Diana’s infamous 1995 Panorama interview with Martin Bashir expects readers to consider...
Published 22 Feb, 2026 06:45am
I grew up with Urdu poetry, learning to recite verses from ghazals as soon as I could talk. Words held only visual meanings for me
Published 22 Feb, 2026 06:45am
A book by a former chief economist at the State Bank of Pakistan critiques international aid and its deleterious impact on...
Published 15 Feb, 2026 07:41am
