The author is a freelance journalist based in Islamabad.
An old bookstore in Dharampura prides itself on a vintage collection
Asif Farrukhi writes a definitive work on Intizar Husain’s life and craft
The cherished memories of Aez Azizi’s friends in the communist movement who remained steadfast till the end
-- In conversation with Irfan Ahmed Urfi
The rendition of poems by Mahmoud Darwish into Urdu by Anwer Sen Roy is a job well done
A cultural and historical tour from Rawalpindi station to the far-flung station of Uch Sharif
A political and cultural document that helps understand the circumstances before and after Zia’s martial law whose legacy we are still grappling...
The Pakistan Academy of Letters has renewed their annual publication of poetry and prose
Nizar Qabbani’s memoirs are now available in an Urdu translation
Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddimah is by far more valuable than any other historical tome
Ajmal Kamal’s recent collection that challenges the ‘established’ views in the realm of Urdu literature
Anis Haroon’s memoirs are a testament to her work as a rights campaigner and political activist
A fiction writer pays tribute to his beloved city
A poet, broadcaster, editor and a well-read critic of all mediums of art, Zubair Rizvi will be sorely missed
With a rich treasure of archival material at his disposal, Ahmad Salim has compiled ten books of Ehtisham Husain in two thick volumes
Irfan Ahmad Urfi’s first book of short stories may well be the best in recent times
One of the most authentic and mature voices in the realm of Urdu literature, Dr Nasir Abbas Nayyar talks about his writings, Urdu criticism, and the...
Is it possible to produce world class literature by being aware of one’s own literary tradition only and without having read world literature?
Nasir Abbas Nayyar, a critic of no mean repute, writes essays that restore one’s faith in both Urdu as a language and literary criticism
The Book Council compiles a collection of 24 stories told by young minds
