COLUMN: HISTORY AND MEMORIES Writing history is supposed to be based on critical evidence and rational inquiry while recollecting memory is seen... Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:26am Email Your Name*Recipient Email*Cancel
COLUMN: HISTORY AND MEMORIES Writing history is supposed to be based on critical evidence and rational inquiry while recollecting memory is seen... Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:26am Email Your Name*Recipient Email*Cancel
NON-FICTION: THE ART OF LIVING At 100, actor and entertainer Dick Van Dyke reflects on eight decades in show business, personal loss and the lessons that have Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:26am
NON-FICTION: THE ART OF LIVING At 100, actor and entertainer Dick Van Dyke reflects on eight decades in show business, personal loss and the lessons that have Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:26am
ESSAY: THE NOVEL IN THE AGE OF AI With artificial intelligence able to churn out words instantaneously, even imitating and combining the stylistic and technical Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:26am
ESSAY: THE NOVEL IN THE AGE OF AI With artificial intelligence able to churn out words instantaneously, even imitating and combining the stylistic and technical Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:26am
FICTION: MURDER AND EMPATHY Richard Osman’s latest slow-burn thriller continues his trademark balance of humour and morbid mystery, tapping into something Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:26am
FICTION: MURDER AND EMPATHY Richard Osman’s latest slow-burn thriller continues his trademark balance of humour and morbid mystery, tapping into something Published 27 Sep, 2026 07:26am
COLUMN: WRITING AND PUBLISHING This was supposed to be a continuation of my previous column on Naqlain Aur Hikayatain [Anecdotes, Tales and... Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:49am
COLUMN: WRITING AND PUBLISHING This was supposed to be a continuation of my previous column on Naqlain Aur Hikayatain [Anecdotes, Tales and... Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:49am
NON-FICTION: THE FIRST FEMALE PUNJABI POET An English translation brings the poetry of the mystic Peero Preman to a wider audience, revealing a fearless voice Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:49am
NON-FICTION: THE FIRST FEMALE PUNJABI POET An English translation brings the poetry of the mystic Peero Preman to a wider audience, revealing a fearless voice Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:49am
FICTION: MEMORY AND FAREWELLS Celebrated author Julian Barnes bids farewell to his readers with a genre-bending novel about memory, love, ageing Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:49am
FICTION: MEMORY AND FAREWELLS Celebrated author Julian Barnes bids farewell to his readers with a genre-bending novel about memory, love, ageing Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:49am
NON-FICTION: THE ALLAMA AND THE BABA What connects a 17th-century Pashto Sufi poet with a 20th-century Urdu philosopher-poet? A new, immensely researched book Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:49am
NON-FICTION: THE ALLAMA AND THE BABA What connects a 17th-century Pashto Sufi poet with a 20th-century Urdu philosopher-poet? A new, immensely researched book Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:49am
ESSAY: READING DOLLY PARTON It was sad but strangely fitting that Dolly Parton should have died during the UK’s National Year of Reading, ... Published 13 Sep, 2026 07:01am
ESSAY: READING DOLLY PARTON It was sad but strangely fitting that Dolly Parton should have died during the UK’s National Year of Reading, ... Published 13 Sep, 2026 07:01am
FICTION: THE GHOSTS OF TIME Love, loss, displacement and vanished worlds collide in a collection of six Urdu stories that travel across time, cities Updated 13 Sep, 2026 08:55am
FICTION: THE GHOSTS OF TIME Love, loss, displacement and vanished worlds collide in a collection of six Urdu stories that travel across time, cities Updated 13 Sep, 2026 08:55am
FICTION: THE OUTSIDER’S PARIS Amit Chaudhuri’s latest novel is a quiet, intimate portrait of Paris seen through the eyes of an outsider, where overlooked Updated 13 Sep, 2026 08:56am
FICTION: THE OUTSIDER’S PARIS Amit Chaudhuri’s latest novel is a quiet, intimate portrait of Paris seen through the eyes of an outsider, where overlooked Updated 13 Sep, 2026 08:56am
INTERVIEW: ‘IT’S EITHER WRITE ABOUT IT OR SHOUT AT PEOPLE OUT OF THE WINDOW’ Celebrated British sci-fi and fantasy author Adrian Tchaikovsky’s work often deals with themes of artificial intelligence Updated 13 Sep, 2026 08:57am
INTERVIEW: ‘IT’S EITHER WRITE ABOUT IT OR SHOUT AT PEOPLE OUT OF THE WINDOW’ Celebrated British sci-fi and fantasy author Adrian Tchaikovsky’s work often deals with themes of artificial intelligence Updated 13 Sep, 2026 08:57am
COLUMN: LUCKNOW’S LOST LOVE LANES In 1999, Amaresh Misra published Lucknow: Fire of Grace — The Story of its Renaissance, Revolution and Aftermath.... Published 06 Sep, 2026 04:24am
COLUMN: LUCKNOW’S LOST LOVE LANES In 1999, Amaresh Misra published Lucknow: Fire of Grace — The Story of its Renaissance, Revolution and Aftermath.... Published 06 Sep, 2026 04:24am
NON-FICTION: THE UNIVERSE OF ASGHAR QADIR The first volume of the autobiography of a renowned Pakistani physicist and mathematician covers the first 40 years Published 06 Sep, 2026 04:24am
NON-FICTION: THE UNIVERSE OF ASGHAR QADIR The first volume of the autobiography of a renowned Pakistani physicist and mathematician covers the first 40 years Published 06 Sep, 2026 04:24am
FICTION: THE MANY LIVES OF ZAREENA AND ABID Five writers, two recurring names and five distinct narrative worlds make for an intriguing storytelling experiment — but the idea Published 06 Sep, 2026 04:24am
FICTION: THE MANY LIVES OF ZAREENA AND ABID Five writers, two recurring names and five distinct narrative worlds make for an intriguing storytelling experiment — but the idea Published 06 Sep, 2026 04:24am
NON-FICTION: THE LANGUAGE OF SUFISM An translation of a 1951 book provides a valuable English guide to the vocabulary of Sufism, exploring its mystical concepts Published 06 Sep, 2026 04:24am
NON-FICTION: THE LANGUAGE OF SUFISM An translation of a 1951 book provides a valuable English guide to the vocabulary of Sufism, exploring its mystical concepts Published 06 Sep, 2026 04:24am
COLUMN: THE BAZAARI POET — II Although the 18th century witnessed the crippling of the mighty Mughal empire, it was also the wonderful age of... Updated 30 Aug, 2026 08:09am
COLUMN: THE BAZAARI POET — II Although the 18th century witnessed the crippling of the mighty Mughal empire, it was also the wonderful age of... Updated 30 Aug, 2026 08:09am
NON-FICTION: THE STORY OF ICE BORG Legendary tennis player Björn Borg opens up for the first time about his life in a memoir that is honest, reflective and intimate Updated 30 Aug, 2026 08:08am
NON-FICTION: THE STORY OF ICE BORG Legendary tennis player Björn Borg opens up for the first time about his life in a memoir that is honest, reflective and intimate Updated 30 Aug, 2026 08:08am
NON-FICTION: MAKING AND UNMAKING PAKISTAN The memoirs of a powerful former civil servant take the reader on a journey through Pakistan’s turbulent political history, Updated 30 Aug, 2026 08:08am
NON-FICTION: MAKING AND UNMAKING PAKISTAN The memoirs of a powerful former civil servant take the reader on a journey through Pakistan’s turbulent political history, Updated 30 Aug, 2026 08:08am
FICTION: SILENCE AND ITS DISCONTENTS A moving novel by an acclaimed American author grapples with how politics affect our daily well-being and the dual-edged Updated 30 Aug, 2026 08:07am
FICTION: SILENCE AND ITS DISCONTENTS A moving novel by an acclaimed American author grapples with how politics affect our daily well-being and the dual-edged Updated 30 Aug, 2026 08:07am
COLUMN: CLASSICAL MICRO-FICTION — I A greater deal of learning, intellectual vigour and stamina goes into editing classical texts than a reader would... Published 23 Aug, 2026 07:09am
COLUMN: CLASSICAL MICRO-FICTION — I A greater deal of learning, intellectual vigour and stamina goes into editing classical texts than a reader would... Published 23 Aug, 2026 07:09am
NON-FICTION: A GALAXY OF CULTURAL ICONS The third volume of litterateur Asghar Nadeem Syed’s pen portraits focuses on famous television personalities from the 1970s, Published 23 Aug, 2026 07:09am
NON-FICTION: A GALAXY OF CULTURAL ICONS The third volume of litterateur Asghar Nadeem Syed’s pen portraits focuses on famous television personalities from the 1970s, Published 23 Aug, 2026 07:09am
NON-FICTION: MAPPING FUTURE INVESTMENT An insightful book by a development economist and geospatial mapping expert attempts to identify clusters of rural and urban Published 23 Aug, 2026 07:09am
NON-FICTION: MAPPING FUTURE INVESTMENT An insightful book by a development economist and geospatial mapping expert attempts to identify clusters of rural and urban Published 23 Aug, 2026 07:09am
FICTION: FLICKERING LIGHTS A collection of 15 short stories is a mixed bag, reflecting the author’s preoccupations with philosophies across Published 23 Aug, 2026 07:09am
FICTION: FLICKERING LIGHTS A collection of 15 short stories is a mixed bag, reflecting the author’s preoccupations with philosophies across Published 23 Aug, 2026 07:09am
COLUMN: READING HABITS These pages are called Books&Authors (B&A) to showcase new books through their reviews. B&A presents an... Published 16 Aug, 2026 04:22am
COLUMN: READING HABITS These pages are called Books&Authors (B&A) to showcase new books through their reviews. B&A presents an... Published 16 Aug, 2026 04:22am
FICTION: THE WEIGHT OF BELONGING A debut collection of incisive short stories by a Pakistani-Canadian author focuses on women negotiating identity, relationships Published 16 Aug, 2026 04:22am
FICTION: THE WEIGHT OF BELONGING A debut collection of incisive short stories by a Pakistani-Canadian author focuses on women negotiating identity, relationships Published 16 Aug, 2026 04:22am
NON-FICTION: HOW ‘THIRD WORLD’ FEMINISM WAS BUILT A recent book documents how women in the Global South utilised knowledge production and built transnational networks to challenge Published 16 Aug, 2026 04:22am
NON-FICTION: HOW ‘THIRD WORLD’ FEMINISM WAS BUILT A recent book documents how women in the Global South utilised knowledge production and built transnational networks to challenge Published 16 Aug, 2026 04:22am
FICTION: LOVE AND CONSEQUENCES A recently published Urdu novel, set mainly among the Christian community in Hyderabad of the 1960s, is a multi-faith tale Published 16 Aug, 2026 04:22am
FICTION: LOVE AND CONSEQUENCES A recently published Urdu novel, set mainly among the Christian community in Hyderabad of the 1960s, is a multi-faith tale Published 16 Aug, 2026 04:22am
ESSAY: WHO WROTE THE ODYSSEY? Homer, obviously: that is what we’ve been told since the late sixth century BCE, when ancient Greeks started... Published 09 Aug, 2026 05:46am
ESSAY: WHO WROTE THE ODYSSEY? Homer, obviously: that is what we’ve been told since the late sixth century BCE, when ancient Greeks started... Published 09 Aug, 2026 05:46am
FICTION: LAYERS AND AMBIGUITIES Set against the violence and uncertainty of 1990s Karachi, a remarkable debut novel by the celebrated poet Adrian Husain explores Published 09 Aug, 2026 05:46am
FICTION: LAYERS AND AMBIGUITIES Set against the violence and uncertainty of 1990s Karachi, a remarkable debut novel by the celebrated poet Adrian Husain explores Published 09 Aug, 2026 05:46am
NON-FICTION: RESTORING RESISTANCE TO ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE A deeply researched study examines the trial in Lahore of revolutionary icon Bhagat Singh and his comrades, exposing how colonial Published 09 Aug, 2026 05:46am
NON-FICTION: RESTORING RESISTANCE TO ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE A deeply researched study examines the trial in Lahore of revolutionary icon Bhagat Singh and his comrades, exposing how colonial Published 09 Aug, 2026 05:46am
FICTION: REDISCOVERING RUSSIAN REALISM A collection of four contemporary Russian stories, beautifully translated into Urdu, captures the enduring power Published 09 Aug, 2026 05:46am
FICTION: REDISCOVERING RUSSIAN REALISM A collection of four contemporary Russian stories, beautifully translated into Urdu, captures the enduring power Published 09 Aug, 2026 05:46am
COLUMN: MANCHESTER LIVES ON On 20 July Andy Burnham became Britain’s seventh prime minister in the decade since the 2016 Brexit referendum. He... Published 02 Aug, 2026 07:18am
COLUMN: MANCHESTER LIVES ON On 20 July Andy Burnham became Britain’s seventh prime minister in the decade since the 2016 Brexit referendum. He... Published 02 Aug, 2026 07:18am
FICTION: BEAUTY AND THE BLOOD A richly imagined gothic fantasy novel blends necromancy, court intrigue, forbidden love and visceral violence into an unsettling Published 02 Aug, 2026 07:18am
FICTION: BEAUTY AND THE BLOOD A richly imagined gothic fantasy novel blends necromancy, court intrigue, forbidden love and visceral violence into an unsettling Published 02 Aug, 2026 07:18am
NON-FICTION: A KEEPER OF POLITICAL CONSCIENCE Rather than a catalogue of events, the late politician Qazi Faiz Muhammad’s memoirs — recently translated from Sindhi to Urdu Published 02 Aug, 2026 07:18am
NON-FICTION: A KEEPER OF POLITICAL CONSCIENCE Rather than a catalogue of events, the late politician Qazi Faiz Muhammad’s memoirs — recently translated from Sindhi to Urdu Published 02 Aug, 2026 07:18am
