BOOKS IN BRIEF

Published November 11, 2018

Incense and Echoes
Fazul Suleiman Kazi

This anthology of writings covers a vast spectrum of subjects, from political personalities to artists and social activists, and includes original fiction as well as observations and analyses on important events in Pakistan’s history.

Naslon Ne Saza Paee: Buhran-i-Dhaka 1968-1971
Kamal Matinuddin

An Urdu translation of Tragedy of Errors: East Pakistan Crisis 1968-1971, this book by a former general provides a candid view of the events that led to the fall of Dhaka and the ultimate secession of East Pakistan.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, November 11th, 2018

Opinion

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Constitutional order

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Protecting childhood
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Unlearnt lessons
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Solar vision?

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Breaking malaria’s grip
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