Book Review: The Pakistani Anglophone Literary Context

The Pakistani Anglophone Literary Context Syed Afsar Sajid Title: ‘the silhouette of voice’ Author: Hafsah Bashir Title: ‘Echoes and Imprints: Voices of Early Pakistani...

 Book Review: An apt socio-political study of Pakistan

An apt socio-political study of Pakistan Syed Afsar Sajid Title: ‘Pakistan --- Search for Stability’ (443 pp) Edited by: Maleeha Lodhi Published by: OUP Pakistan Maleeha Lodhi...

Book Review: Lonely Evenings of Islamabad and Corona

By Sajjad Shaukat Whenever any natural calamity or man-made disaster took place in Pakistan, without wasting time, the Custom officer Dr. Asif Mahmood...

Review of two new but valuable books

Syed AfsarSajid Title: Fikr-o-Khayal Author: Prof. Dr. Sh. Muhammad Iqbal Pages: 304 – Price: Rs.500/- Title: Deedban Compiler: Shahzad Beg Pages: 184 – Price: Rs.2,000/- Prof. Dr. Sh. Muhammad...

Book Review: Beyond Dates and Pomegranates

'Beyond Dates and Pomegranates' Syed Afsar Sajid Title: ‘Beyond Dates and Pomegranates --- An Epic Poem on the Life and Times of the Holy Prophet...

Book Review: Critical studies of South Asian Anglophone Fiction

Critical studies of South Asian Anglophone Fiction By Syed Afsar Sajid Title: ‘The State of Nation, Diasporic Predicaments & War Memories in Contemporary South Asian...

Book Review: Raziuddin Razi’s humorous columns

Raziuddin Razi’s humorous columns Syed Afsar Sajid 1. Title: ‘Column, KahaniyaN, Khakay’ Author: Raziuddin Razi Pages 136 – Price: Rs.500/- 2. Title: ‘Column Hotel Baba Kay’ Author: Raziuddin...

Book Review: An interesting miscellany of news

An interesting miscellany of news By Syed Afsar Sajid Title: ‘Pakistan’ Compiler: Muhammad Saeed Publisher: OUP, Karachi Pages: 564 – Price: Rs. 2500/- Muhammad Saeed is a veteran...

Book Review: Urdu Poetry –Translated and Original

Urdu Poetry –Translated and Original By Syed Afsar Sajid 1. ‘Beginning of Tomorrow’- (Urdu Poetry of Karamat Bukhari) Translated by: Amina Rizwan 2. ‘Charagh-e arzoo shab...

Book Review: Of history, memory, fiction, and education

1. ‘History, Memory, Fiction New Dimensions in Contemporary Pakistani and Kashmiri Writings’ 2. ‘Educational Leadership: Policies and Practices Voices from the Developing Countries’ Oxford University Press...

BOOK REVIEW: ‘South Asian Filmscapes — Transregional Encounters’

South Asian Filmscapes Syed Afsar Sajid Title: ‘South Asian Filmscapes --- Transregional Encounters’ Published by: Oxford University Press, Karachi Edited by: Elora Halim Chowdhury --- Esha...

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Istifsar’ – a poetic inquisition

‘Istifsar’ --- a poetic inquisition By Syed Afsar Sajid Title: ‘Istifsar’ Author: Ghulam Murtaza Aatir Publisher: Nasta’liq Publications, Urdu Bazaar, Lahore Page: 192 – Price: Rs. 500/-   Ghulam...

Book Review: Urdu and Northern Pakistani Languages

‘Languages of Northern Pakistan -- Essays in memory of Carla Radloff’ Editors: Joan L. G. Baart, Henrik Liljegren, and Thomas E. Payne Publishers: Oxford...

A valiant architect of Pakistani literature

Title: Pakistani Adab kay Memaar – ‘Prof. Dr. Sh. Muhammad Iqbal: Shakhsiyat aur Fun’ Author: Shahid Bukhari Pakistan Academy of Letters has launched a...

Book Review: ‘The Fragrance of Tears’

Victoria Schofield is a reputed historian and commentator on international affairs. She was educated at Oxford and succeeded late Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007) as...