BOOKS IN BRIEF

Published October 1, 2017

Dao Paich
M. Naeem Abrar

A collection of articles on serious issues, yet written with a humorous slant, with such intriguing titles as ‘Haathi ki Soondh Par Faalij’ [The Elephant’s Paralysed Trunk] and ‘Hamein Gainday ki Fikr Lahaq Hai’ [We Are Worried About Rhinos].

Development Challenges and Disparity
Dr A.S. Nasir

A look at the problems confronting governments in developing countries, and the reasons for their inability to formulate effective plans for social and economic uplift. The author examines strategic failures and guides on alternative courses of action.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, October 1st, 2017

Opinion

Editorial

Controversial timing
Updated 05 Oct, 2024

Controversial timing

While the judgment undoes a past wrong, it risks being perceived as enabling a myopic political agenda.
ML-1’s prospects
05 Oct, 2024

ML-1’s prospects

ONE of the signature projects envisaged under the CPEC umbrella is the Mainline-1 railway scheme, which is yet to ...
No breathing space
05 Oct, 2024

No breathing space

THIS is the time of the year when city dwellers across Punjab start choking on toxic air. Soon the harmful air will...
High cost of living
Updated 04 Oct, 2024

High cost of living

There will be no let-up in the pain of middle-class people when it comes to grocery expenses, school fees, and hospital bills.
Regional response
04 Oct, 2024

Regional response

IT is welcome that Afghanistan’s neighbours are speaking with one voice when it comes to the critical issue of...
Cultural conservation
04 Oct, 2024

Cultural conservation

THE Sindh government’s recent move to declare the Sayad Hashmi Reference Library as a protected heritage site is...