A fascinating collection of diary entries by a young Muslim Indian woman studying in Britain in the 1930s paints a picture
Published 31 May, 2026 06:58am
Hakim blends the Sanskrit names, the Persian terms and the Hindustani idiom in such a way that the translation reads like a
Published 24 May, 2026 08:13am
An Urdu book about Karachi contains a treasure of historical facts about the metropolis and has nostalgia woven into every line
Published 24 May, 2026 08:13am
A debut collection blends Pakistani folklore, supernatural beings and psychological dread into engrossing and suspenseful horror
Published 24 May, 2026 08:13am
An extraordinary collaboration between an art curator and an artist transforms the humble Urdu qaida into a work of art — one
Published 24 May, 2026 08:13am
A novel blends suspense, trauma and Sufi philosophy into an ambitious thriller that is marred by an inconsistent style
Published 17 May, 2026 08:09am
In her recently published memoir, the multi-talented Salima Hashmi reflects on her famous family, loss, art, activism
Published 17 May, 2026 08:09am
The algorithm that through various combinations of variety and chance puts together the universe of books one finds...
Published 17 May, 2026 08:09am
An unauthorised biography of the former Duke and Duchess of York attempts a sweeping exposé of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Published 17 May, 2026 08:09am
Former tennis champion Boris Becker recounts his dramatic fall from grace and the lessons he learned behind bars in a new memoir
Updated 10 May, 2026 08:55am
Across time and space, four friends discover that the past is not something left behind — but something that shapes the present
Updated 10 May, 2026 08:56am
Across continents, Khoja Shia Ismaili women stitch together community, memory and belonging in this rich ethnographic account
Updated 10 May, 2026 08:51am
In recent years, we have seen emerging on the literary horizon of the Urdu world a sustained Jaun Elia frenzy among...
Updated 10 May, 2026 08:54am
A book of rare moral clarity and scholarly courage excavates the internment of over 80,000 Bengalis in Pakistan after the...
Published 03 May, 2026 09:11am
A collection of Urdu short stories gathers a cast of lively characters from rural Sindh, shaping stories that blur the line...
Published 03 May, 2026 09:00am
After an academic adviser is blown up in a magical experiment, two of his students make a perilous journey to the underworld to
Published 03 May, 2026 08:57am
Thousands of AI-written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s 1984
Published 03 May, 2026 08:55am
A collection of essays takes aim at the pursuit of limitless growth, the constant drive to master nature and the expanding...
Published 26 Apr, 2026 12:43pm
A debut collection of 24 Urdu short stories by a medical practitioner and academic are thought-provoking and wise observations...
Published 26 Apr, 2026 12:38pm
A collection of personal sketches of renowned figures from history and current times in Urdu encourages readers not just to...
Published 26 Apr, 2026 12:32pm
On an unseasonably cold November night in 2022, a pain, a dull burn, gripped my chest in what felt like a constriction, an uneasy
Published 26 Apr, 2026 12:18pm
A brief treatise by a well-known Pakistani economist explores the impact of ethnic friction on the success or failure of nations
Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:57am
Between the 16th and 18th centuries, Persian language poets in Iran and India established a parallel universe of...
Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:54am
A new Urdu novel imagines the life of Ruttie Jinnah, bringing to life a woman lost in the margins of history and rescuing her from
Updated 19 Apr, 2026 12:15pm
The English translation of late Fahmida Riaz’s novel Qila-i-Faramoshi offers the Anglophone world a window into ancient Persian...
Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:49am
In his latest memoir, British author Ziauddin Sardar reflects on love, loss and language as he remembers three women who
Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am
A recent book attempts to decode the patterns of power and politics in Pakistan by connecting these dynamics with examples from
Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am
A gripping collection of Urdu short stories feature Karachi as a vibrant metropolis in which individuals from diverse communities
Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am
The Argentinian genius of a writer Jorge Luis Borges once said: “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a...
Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am
