Art and Books

The book, curated by Shahana Rajani, will be launched in Pakistan around mid-August.

Young people fight a different battle in Indian-administered Kashmir with the help of smaller, powerful ammunition.

A brush with history only sheds the absurdities of the present.

The film will hit North American theatres on August1, next year.

Tehmina Durrani-Sharif’s new book outlines the sting of growing up in a war zone.

The author’s writing fuses the era’s politics and her own storytelling prowess with breathtaking perfection.

The deceased poet’s writings have been compiled into a book called Nikhat-e-Zar.

In a new book titled Reflections, Rahman looks back at his journey.

Zambeel presents two short stories with royal backdrops.

Saif Asif Khan explores why our love stories are always so tragic.

Tanzila Khan takes up the challenge of writing young adult fiction in Pakistan.

Khaled Hosseini’s new work examines the family unit against the backdrop of a nation.

A representative of Warner/Chappell was not immediately available to comment on the lawsuit.

Administrator wants library to be handed over to the provincial culture department.

If you like Dan Brown, you will love Inferno even though it’s formulaic and over-the-top.

Barrister at law Irshad AbdulKadir says he was inspired by Noor Jehan for Diva’s character.

Carrey will publish a children’s book called How Roland Rolls in September.

Book fetches record £150,000 at London charity auction.

Shobhaa Dé plugs in to the corridors of power and the bedrooms of the damned.

Aysha Raja feels it is everyone’s right to have access to quality reading.

Book contains Rowling’s handwritten thoughts and hand-drawn illustrations.

Comfort zones can turn into cages if we stop discovering what’s out there.

Photographer Tapu Javeri launches seventh book on Saturday.

Even romance novels need plot and depth of character even if they are light reading.

A pox on all djinns, the comic-strip team Kachee Goliyan has breathed new life into the legendary Umru Ayar.

The Facebook COO uses her story to look at how women unintentionally hold back in their careers but don’t have to.

The novel is an insight into the world of Asia that is rising amongst the debris of corruption, poverty, unemployment.

The only reason to write this book is to entertain the reader, says author.

Speakers call for compiling Khalid Ahmed’s columns in a book.

The book will be a story of her struggle and of the incident that nearly killed her.

The dramatic reading session was held in the hope of reviving Urdu literature.

The book is Saba Naqvi’s insight into India’s religious diversity.

The book, which Shaikh started writing in 2007, has been compiled by Humair Ishtiaq.

Cricket enthusiast and neurosurgeon combines medicine with terrorism in his book.

Farooqi’s book were among five books shortlisted for Asia’s most prestigious literary prize.

An upcoming author Shazia Fatima launches a novel about negotiating ancient marriage traditions in the 21 century.

Singer looks at historical developments in conceptualization of love in literature and older philosophical writings.

Kam Sukhan is an effort to show the essence of women through photos.

Ceremony starts with a 30 minute delay as roads leading to the venue were blocked by protesters.

Narrative-fiction develops theory of mind.

Colleagues appreciate Sindhu giving voice to oppressed women.

While this is an incredibly entertaining, smart book, it is all flash and very little flesh.

The British-Pakistani writer feels society can only change if we make a conscious effort.

William Dalrymple says he sees similarities in the first invasion and the current one.

Author Mohsin Hamid says his new novel is a self-help book in disguise.

Writer Kenize Mourad waxes lyrical about the life of Hazrat Begum Mahal.

60 speakers scheduled to take part in 30 sessions at two-day event.

Panellists choose to stick to the sociology and politics of Pakistani society.

Nadeem Aslam shares with Kamila Shamsie snippets of the creative process when he wrote ‘A Blind Man’s Garden’.

Muneeza Shamsie brings together writers to figure out whether subject matter comes first or the character.