BOOKS IN BRIEF

Published

Harmony
Zeenat Iqbal Hakimjee

This collection of poetry is written for a younger audience with the intention of enabling readers to develop an appreciation of the art through poems that speak of emotions, experiences and concepts they are able to relate to.

Ghurbat Aur Ghulami: Khaatma Kaisay Ho?
Zeeshan Hashim

In his in-depth look at the economic conditions facing the ordinary Pakistani, the economist and researcher makes a case for individual liberty and financial freedom and presents policy solutions based on capitalism.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, January 21st, 2018

Editorial

Updated 01 Aug, 2026

Maritime alliance

AS the US-Iran war drags on, new battle lines are being drawn. The pro-US Gulf Arab monarchies and Iran have enjoyed...
01 Aug, 2026

Local governance

INTERIOR Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s speech at a business summit on Thursday has stirred a hornet’s nest. His...
01 Aug, 2026

Murders in Balochistan

GOOD news is scarce in Balochistan. Seven labourers were abducted and gunned down in Turbat city recently. Four...
31 Jul, 2026

Expanding conflict

WITH neither of the belligerents willing to back down, and the theatre of conflict expanding geographically, the...
31 Jul, 2026

Spoils and spats

A FIGHT over assembly seats in Azad Jammu and Kashmir has laid bare what seem to be some deep resentments between ...
31 Jul, 2026

Unfair tax system

THE disclosure that the FBR collected nearly Rs1.9tr in sales and income taxes through electricity bills over the...