The author is a linguistic historian.
Mujahid Barelvi, in his new book, gives an overview of Habib Jalib’s life as a poet as well as his contribution to politics
Azhar Hassan Nadeem’s book is a thematic political history of Pakistan
The Senate’s recent passing of a bill to make Arabic compulsory in the state schools of the federal capital raises several questions
What should the educational system be like?
Whether in power or out of it, our political leaders’ ability to put citizens first during times of crisis has been tested and revealed in their...
Even if the results of linguistic engineering are mixed, we should try to end or reduce the oppression inherent in certain words or assemblages in...
Fouzia Saeed’s new book effectively breaks the myth that women in Pakistan have seldom achieved anything on their own
It is a dark alley we are entering. I hope I am wrong but this is my honest opinion
The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board Bill 2020 requires Pakistan Studies, Urdu literature and language books to be approved by the Muttahida...
The first coherent account of the response to 9/11 portraying Pakistan, its literature and its art forms
The complexity of teaching and learning English in the country and recommendations for the future.
Both the law and the society in Pakistan do not allow certain radical forms of questioning
Harris Khalique’s new book is more than just a milestone in Pakistani poetry; it is a psychologically devastating social indictment and political...
An academic remembered for his wit and genuine respect for his counterparts -- whether or not he agreed with them
Aasim Sajjad Akhtar’s latest book resurrects the dead tradition of using left-leaning theoretical models to Pakistan’s political analysis
Anam Zakaria’s new book is an original and significant addition to the contemporary history on Azad Kashmir
A revisit to the violent partition of the subcontinent and the accompanying nostalgia and trauma of divided lives
Nasim Zehra’s book on Kargil is a valuable addition to the existing scholarship on Pakistan’s wars and military decision-making -- a brave...
The book is an original, highly rigorous and well-informed piece of research on the interface of morality and economics -- something which happens...
Revelations in memoirs, biographies and interviews have a tremendous significance for historians, they invariably challenge and correct narratives...
