Books

Remembering Sahir Ludhianvi, India’s finest poet and lyricist

Sahir Ludhianvi, who penned the evergreen ‘Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Men’, had to flee Pakistan after govt issued arrest warrants

6 years ago

How to buy books on a budget in Karachi

North, South, East or West; whatever part of the city you belong to, we have you covered

6 years ago

5 books you should be reading this summer

KARACHI: It's never a bad time to pen down a reading list for yourself and stick to it. However, we understand…

6 years ago

Kamila Shamsie wins Women’s Prize for Fiction for ‘Home Fire’

KARACHI: British-Pakistani author Kamila Shamsie is making headlines for winning the Women's Prize for Fiction for her novel, Home Fire,…

6 years ago

More Pakistani women need to write: Mira Sethi

Actor and author talk about joining the list of female authors with her upcoming book

6 years ago

An Urdu book banned 85 years ago in India is being published in Pakistan

Angaray, a compilation of short stories, challenged religious and social norms of the subcontinent

6 years ago

10 essential books and short stories to read this Independence Day

KARACHI: Pakistan is officially 71 years old. And we think that a lot of the country's problems might go away if…

6 years ago

Must-read books on Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

On the 70th death anniversary of Jinnah, we look at literature that still keeps him alive

6 years ago

Five NSFW books you should check out

Time to think beyond Fifty Shades of Grey

6 years ago

Here’s what we know about Mohammed Hanif’s new book ‘Red Birds’ so far

The author has touched upon another suppressed issue

6 years ago