Category : Literature
A Book No Pakistani Publisher Could Dare Publish by M Ghazali Khan
Bar-e-Shanasai (The Burden of Having Known) Author: Karamatullah Ghori Reviewed by: M Ghazali Khan Pages: 199 Price: Rs 200 / Euro 10 Publisher: Pharos Media...
Is Poetry a Cathartic Reality? An Interview by Sufia Khatoon
Poetry Has Come As A Cathartic Reality In My Own Life: Says Lopamudra Banerjee, Poet, Author of ‘Let The Night Sing’, ‘Thwarted Escape’ It is...
Moonlight by SUZZANA JAVED
Sometimes when people are leaving they give you an assurance of how great you are. I wonder if that assurance and those compliments are their...
REMEMBERING FAIZ AHMAD FAIZ by DR. SATYAPAL ANAND (1)
(A paper read in the Karachi meet of THE RA VIANS, the alumni of Government College & University, Lahore, now living in Karachi to celebrate...
“Let the Night Sing” by PERVIEZ ALI
Book Name: Let the Night Sing Genre: Poetry Author: Lopamudra Banerjee Year of Publication: 2017 Published by: Global Fraternity of Poets (Haryana, India) ISBN: 978-93-83755-34-9...
“Flights From My Terrace” by LOPA BANERGEE
Filled with vivid, veritable expressions, descriptions connoting the joie de vivre of life in its small, yet discerning moments, Santosh Bakaya’s treasure trove of 58...
Reviewing A Treliss of Ecstacy by Perveiez Ali
In response to a question of “understanding poetry” a noted poet of Peru Guevara Miraval Jaime Pablo responds as “ Poetry is – let’s say...
Intellect and intellectuals by K S SIAL
Intellectuals look like humans but in fact they are a different species. The thing which makes them different from the human crowd is their brain,...
“Verses of Wahab Khar” by Perviez Ali
Translating poetry opens up new worlds of language Let’s start with two basic questions back to back.Can poetry be translated? And is there any purpose...
“SUFI FATHER” by SYED HAMAAD KHAN
I am a lover, and I deal in love. Sow flowers, so your surroundings become a garden Dont sow thorns, for they will prick your...
A Story by KHALID UMAR
There was a factory in the middle of a town in a long far off land which emitted black smoke from its tall chimney all...
Wilderness by SUZZANNA JAVED
Walking in the wilderness makes me wonder, will I see the green grass that they promised. I hear the good news parallell to the crying...
The Last Son of the Soil by K S SIAL
In his sitting room, Rana Jacob Khan was sitting on a chair, calm and dignified like always. He was wearing a dhoti kurta, and the...
When Silence Whispered: A Book review by Perveiz Ali
Book Name: And The Silence Whispered Author: Wani Nazir ISBN Number: 978-93-83755-36-3 Publisher: Global Fraternity of Poets (Gurgaon) Year of Publication: 2017 Pp.: 148 Price:...
Am I suicidal? by SATYAPAL ANAND
Alternating between bouts of depression and high spirits, both bad for my mental health, I have often thought that if my depression gets worse, I...
Quaid’s 14 points redrafted by AATIF AFZAL
Quaid’s 14 points (in Urdu: chodaa’n nukaat) redrafted in line with nation’s aspirations (read: antics) observed during independence day celebrations. (Between the brackets, I’ve tried...
Bhagavad Gita – A Muslim Perspective by AZEEM USMANI
Overall Impression Before writing any further I want to declare the overall impression of Bhagavad Gita on me. One of the profound books I...
A Self Obituary by JUNAID ASIM
Last night was no common night, as it was marked by the sudden death of struggling writer Junaid Asim. Junaid was murdered by a psycho-reader...
Sparkle in His Dying Eyes by SUZZANNA JAVED
I wondered how some eyes could sparkle knowing that they would not live to see. What would a degree from a prestigious university mean to...