The Modern English Collection (AD 1500-present) 9,575 titles including 203,725 manuscript, book, and newspaper illustrations (including covers, spines, book illustrations, and page images), many of which are publicly accessible Browse…
A Couple of years ago, the PML-N suddenly announced that the Punjab government was switching to English as the medium of instruction in all public schools. The switch was made,…
DO our children read books? In the absence of reliable statistics, one must turn to anecdotal evidence, which suggests that the book reading culture does not exist in Pakistan —…
One thing humans need for survival is ‘hope’. Even when one knows that life is no pleasure cruise; that each day you’ll be welcoming new challenges; and that you have…
We have heard of, and abundantly seen pictures and video recordings, the PM’s visits to Iran, Saudi Arabia, China and Karachi. His visit to Karachi was very similar to BB’s…
I had planned to continue with my series of columns about women writers of merit but the readers’ feedback on my previous column about Altaf Fatima has prompted me to…
The prime minister correctly says “sawa do crore” (22.5 million) Pakistani children of school-going age (five to 16) are not in school. This important statistic needs to be seen in…
In September 2015, the Supreme Court of Pakistan asked the government to implement the use of Urdu in all official business. In February 2017, the Lahore High Court also instructed…
The Pakistani novel in English occupies a space of contestation and confusion. There are those that believe that it must be a response to global articulations of Pakistan. Others insist…
Among the many new academies, institutions and organisations that Z A Bhutto established within just five years, from 1972 to 1977, the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) stands out as…
