BOOKS IN BRIEF

Published February 18, 2018

Saraab-i-Aagahi
Aisha Ghazi

A lawyer, molecular biologist, independent documentary filmmaker and a poet, Ghazi’s second collection of verses reflects the current state of humanity with poems about children in refugee camps, widows driven to suicide and corpses found on city streets.

Whiter than White
J.J. Baloch

Through this fictional account of a young woman battling hostile circumstances to rise to greatness, the author — a senior officer in the Police Service of Pakistan — sheds light on the systems of society and state that are designed to perpetuate male dominance.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, February 18th, 2018

Opinion

Editorial

Military option
Updated 21 Nov, 2024

Military option

While restoring peace is essential, addressing Balochistan’s socioeconomic deprivation is equally important.
HIV/AIDS disaster
21 Nov, 2024

HIV/AIDS disaster

A TORTUROUS sense of déjà vu is attached to the latest health fiasco at Multan’s Nishtar Hospital. The largest...
Dubious pardon
21 Nov, 2024

Dubious pardon

IT is disturbing how a crime as grave as custodial death has culminated in an out-of-court ‘settlement’. The...
Islamabad protest
Updated 20 Nov, 2024

Islamabad protest

As Nov 24 draws nearer, both the PTI and the Islamabad administration must remain wary and keep within the limits of reason and the law.
PIA uncertainty
20 Nov, 2024

PIA uncertainty

THE failed attempt to privatise the national flag carrier late last month has led to a fierce debate around the...
T20 disappointment
20 Nov, 2024

T20 disappointment

AFTER experiencing the historic high of the One-day International series triumph against Australia, Pakistan came...