BOOKS IN BRIEF

Published August 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor
Dr Pir Mohammed V. Shallwani

A compendium of missives written by one prolific letter-writer to the editors of various Pakistani newspapers and journals, on a variety of subjects, is a glimpse into the everyday Pakistan of the 1980s and ’90s.

The Flight of the Caged Bird and Other Stories
Ghulam Asghar

A collection of 59 short stories that tell of the frailties and foibles of human beings, from struggling with poverty and domestic unhappiness to coming to terms with limitations, to searching for one’s true path in life.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, August 12th, 2018

Opinion

Editorial

Kurram atrocity
Updated 22 Nov, 2024

Kurram atrocity

It would be a monumental mistake for the state to continue ignoring the violence in Kurram.
Persistent grip
22 Nov, 2024

Persistent grip

PAKISTAN has now registered 50 polio cases this year. We all saw it coming and yet there was nothing we could do to...
Green transport
22 Nov, 2024

Green transport

THE government has taken a commendable step by announcing a New Energy Vehicle policy aiming to ensure that by 2030,...
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...