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The Best of Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Parvez Anjum

With several volumes of translations to his name, particularly the works of Bulleh Shah, Parvez Anjum’s new offering contains English translations of 100 romantic and revolutionary odes by the legendary poet.

How India Lost Her Freedom
Pandit Sunderlal

Billed as “the book that the British banned”, this account by an “eminent Gandhian and freedom fighter” was originally published in 1929 and was an attempt to expose the dubious methods used by the British to take over India.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, April 8th, 2018

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Fixing bond markets
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Fixing bond markets

THE plan to deepen the domestic local currency bond market by allowing the public to trade government securities...
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

THE observance may have passed, but the message of World Heart Day should not fade with it. The occasion is a useful...