Stories by Sarwat Yasmeen Azeem
The true triumph of a debut novel inspired by real life political machinations from early 1990s Pakistan is in putting into
Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:24am
An absorbing new Pakistani novel spans timelines from 1964 to 2019 and follows the lives of four friends, painting remarkably...
Updated 04 Feb, 2024 06:38pm
At its heart, an anthology of creative writing from Pakistan is a compendium of the Pakistani experience, as expressed through
Published 17 Dec, 2023 07:57pm
A novel challenges expectations in a story built around friendships, envy, economic divides and people’s individual ways of
Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:02am
Shehan Karunatilaka’s Booker Prize-winning sophomore novel is a fantastical murder mystery that, like his debut Chinaman, sweeps
Published 29 Jul, 2023 10:18am
A Pakistani comic book takes on the responsibility of providing a homegrown action icon, as well as encouraging reading among...
Published 26 Mar, 2023 07:18am
A couple of Saturdays back, I watched a live theatrical performance of The Bobbles: A Musical for Children and let ...
Published 20 Aug, 2022 04:09am
Arif Hasan’s engaging book about the history of Karachi, before its surrender to the British in 1839, is full of nuggets of...
Published 07 Aug, 2022 12:32pm
A glossy coffee table book with high production values is educational and can open up doors to new avenues of interest among
Published 29 May, 2022 07:59am
A debut novel weaves together a picture of denizens of Karachi who have had enough of being pushed around and who decide to...
Updated 14 Nov, 2021 12:38pm
A book of essays presents the other side of the story, heart-warming and funny accounts
of women evading the pressures of...
Published 05 Jul, 2020 07:04am
The project was initiated in memory of my mother, Zeenat Haroon Rashid, who passed away in 2017. All her life she had
Published 15 Dec, 2019 09:13am
In Omar Shahid Hamid’s latest potboiler, games are being played, and not just on the cricket pitch
Published 14 Jul, 2019 06:55am
An edgy debut novel fictionalises the life of Dr Abdus Salam to explore the politics of religion in Pakistan
Published 31 Mar, 2019 06:59am
Social media celebrity Junaid Akram talks about his book-swapping library, A Novel Idea
Published 11 Mar, 2018 06:56am
A gorgeously produced coffee-table labour of love on nawabi cuisine enthrals with its anecdotes, history and recipes
Published 19 Nov, 2017 06:49am
Aziz Fatima, Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar’s granddaughter, is a treasure-trove of fascinating stories
Published 26 Feb, 2017 07:17am
Kites emblazoned with black and white photographs of small child are helping find missing children
Published 21 Dec, 2016 12:09pm
Saying “Rabia Baji, the presentation is ready,” in the midst of a meeting with pretentious corporate types would surely
Published 16 Oct, 2016 06:53am
