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First Pashto fiction book on COVID-19 published

By Bureau report
June 28, 2021

PESHAWAR: The Mafkoora, a private research and development centre, brought out the first-ever Pashto short stories volume on Covid-19 titled ‘Quarantine’.

The book authored by Ayazullah Tarakzai contains about 12 short stories namely Lockdown, Quarantine Centre, Shehre Napursan, Moqa, Band Taboot, Saa Bandi, Mujrim, Janda, and Jahanoona, oxygen, vaccine and Nawey Jwand.

Prof Dr Samiuddin Arman, Darwaish Afridi and Hayat Roghani while sharing their views about the book said that Tarakzai’s first attempt would find a good place in Pashto literary circles.