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

Military convictions
Updated 22 Dec, 2024

Military convictions

Pakistan’s democracy, still finding its feet, cannot afford such compromises on core democratic values.
Need for talks
22 Dec, 2024

Need for talks

FOR a long time now, the country has been in the grip of relentless political uncertainty, featuring the...
Vulnerable vaccinators
22 Dec, 2024

Vulnerable vaccinators

THE campaign to eradicate polio from Pakistan cannot succeed unless the safety of vaccinators and security personnel...
Strange claim
Updated 21 Dec, 2024

Strange claim

In all likelihood, Pakistan and US will continue to be ‘frenemies'.
Media strangulation
Updated 21 Dec, 2024

Media strangulation

Administration must decide whether it wishes to be remembered as an enabler or an executioner of press freedom.
Israeli rampage
21 Dec, 2024

Israeli rampage

ALONG with the genocide in Gaza, Israel has embarked on a regional rampage, attacking Arab and Muslim states with...