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Kitchen

By Banana Yoshimoto

Translated into Urdu by Khurram Sohail

Written in an engaging style, Kitchen comes across as a work of fiction that belongs in our social milieu. Banana Yoshimoto looks at the world with an unusual degree of sensitivity, and shows one how the ordinary kitchen can be one’s creative realm.


Angrezi Romanvi Shuraa ke Urdu Shairi par Asrat

By Nighat Naheed Zafar

Nighat Naheed Zafar picks an unusual theme for her research, and unravels the history of poetry from an unusual perspective. Her study involves delving into the influence of the Romantic poets on our indigenous Urdu poetry.


State of Human Rights in 2015

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan

An annual publication by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, this book incorporates essential facts and figures. Widely regarded as a reliable source of data, the report covers a wide range of subjects.

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Fixing bond markets
Updated 01 Oct, 2026

Fixing bond markets

Pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds, retail investors, and eventually, foreign investors must become bigger participants in the market.
Call centre rackets
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Call centre rackets

A NUMBER of recent raids conducted by the authorities in different cities point to the growing threat fraudulent ...
Homeward bound
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Homeward bound

FIVE months after Somali pirates captured an oil tanker carrying a 19-member multinational crew, Somali maritime...
Kashmir unresolved
Updated 30 Sep, 2026

Kashmir unresolved

The just solution lies in India addressing the issue through a trilateral dialogue involving the legitimate representatives of the Kashmiri people and Pakistan.
Water shortage
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Water shortage

THAT the country is entering the Rabi season with an anticipated water shortage of nearly 25pc, the lowest carryover...
Young hearts
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Young hearts

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