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At a quarter of the length of Hamid Khan’s tome on constitutional law, this particular book on Islamic inheritance might be less lengthy…

The Way You Live by Mehrin Ruaid brings out life’s important questions about choosing a life partner.

‘Tales from Karachi’ is a collection of flash fiction and poetry about Karachi, once referred to as ‘The City of Lights.’

Memoirs that resemble hagiographical texts are grossly unreliable as they fail to present a nuanced portrait of reality. Syed Nizam Shah’s Paradise Lost…

Despite the fact that many of us live in cities, and even if we do not their growth, structures and changes impact us, many of us remain utterly unaware of how complex these spaces are.

Any discourse on Pak-Afghan relations requires a careful consideration of the cumulative impact of history, geopolitics and the ever-evolving ground realities.

An officially recorded history always tends to differ with personal accounts that recount the same set of events, but in a way of their own. ‘A Personal Chronicle of Pakistan’

So, Javed Jabbar has finally come out about his association with the Pakistan People’s Party and with Benazir Bhutto.

Professor Matthew Cook’s treatise on the complexities of Sindh’s annexation by Charles Napier, was first published by the Dutch press Brill five years ago.

Honour. A word that brought death to countless girls. How was it that a bunch of men sitting under the peepal tree got to decide whether a woman was honourable or not?

Few would deny the fact that Pakistani literature in English is limited in terms of its geographical focus.

I understood that terrorism is a problem that cannot be blown off the face of the world…

Writers of self-help books are often advised against using heavy jargon..

Arguably, but widely acclaimed as the greatest science fiction novel ever written..

Pakistan’s relations with the US underwent a paradigm shift after September 11, 2001.

Conspiracy theorists questioning the intentions of the Pakistan Movement’s leaders will now disappear…

Sufism and its various branches, including shrine-related rituals, are quite popular among the masses.

“Then first, ‘tis said, by sacred verse subdued. The Furies felt their cheeks with tears bedewed.”

Political Economy of Bad Governance: Reflections on interplay of elite structures, governance

Mainstream discourse is dominated by seemingly clichéd representations of the Swat Valley as a picturesque holiday destination.

Turning one’s frustrations and failures, bittersweet experiences and unfulfilled dreams into candid humour is no less than an art.

There is social and political controversy surrounding the new education policy based on a Single National Curriculum announced by the federal government.

At a time when the line between popular and academic history is being blurred, Ira Mukhoty’s book is not only timely but very welcome.