An absorbing new Pakistani novel spans timelines from 1964 to 2019 and follows the lives of four friends, painting remarkably...
Updated04 Feb, 202406:38pm
At its heart, an anthology of creative writing from Pakistan is a compendium of the Pakistani experience, as expressed through
Published17 Dec, 202307:57pm
A novel challenges expectations in a story built around friendships, envy, economic divides and people’s individual ways of
Published17 Sep, 202306:02am
Shehan Karunatilaka’s Booker Prize-winning sophomore novel is a fantastical murder mystery that, like his debut Chinaman, sweeps
Published29 Jul, 202310:18am
A Pakistani comic book takes on the responsibility of providing a homegrown action icon, as well as encouraging reading among...
Published26 Mar, 202307:18am
Arif Hasan’s engaging book about the history of Karachi, before its surrender to the British in 1839, is full of nuggets of...
Published07 Aug, 202212:32pm
A glossy coffee table book with high production values is educational and can open up doors to new avenues of interest among
Published29 May, 202207:59am
A debut novel weaves together a picture of denizens of Karachi who have had enough of being pushed around and who decide to...
Updated14 Nov, 202112:38pm
A book of essays presents the other side of the story, heart-warming and funny accounts
of women evading the pressures of...
Published05 Jul, 202007:04am