BOOKS IN BRIEF

Published August 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor
Dr Pir Mohammed V. Shallwani

A compendium of missives written by one prolific letter-writer to the editors of various Pakistani newspapers and journals, on a variety of subjects, is a glimpse into the everyday Pakistan of the 1980s and ’90s.

The Flight of the Caged Bird and Other Stories
Ghulam Asghar

A collection of 59 short stories that tell of the frailties and foibles of human beings, from struggling with poverty and domestic unhappiness to coming to terms with limitations, to searching for one’s true path in life.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, August 12th, 2018

Opinion

Editorial

Budget presser
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Budget presser

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Muharram precautions
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Blood bequests
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Sustainable path?
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Sustainable path?

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Prioritising education
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Prioritising education

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Poverty’s rise
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Poverty’s rise

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