Pakistani Literature in English and Urdu
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It is the story of an old woman who lived her whole life lonely because of incomplete love. She had lost every reason to live. She used to talk and wait for her death all the time. Then, a pretty young girl knocks at the door of her... more
The current qualitative study endeavoured to investigate the multi-layered meaning of billboard advertisements by elaboration, exploration and elucidation of intended meanings and cultural norms demonstrated in billboard advertisements.... more
Translation of first chapter of novel by Pakistani / Urdu author Zamiruddin Ahmad
Nusrat Khawaja reviewed "Writing Pakistan: Conversations on Identity, Nationhood and Fiction" for Newsline: https://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/book-review-writing-pakistan/ Since 2019, Newsline has sadly seized publication. You can... more
A profile of Mohsin Hamid's novel 'Exit West' for the online 'Literary Encyclopedia"
https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=38792
https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=38792
This is an approximately 5,000-word article about representations of Balochistan and Balochis in English-language prose writing (including fiction and travel writing). A shorter version of this article appeared in Dawn on 21 June 2015,... more
This study involves the process of schizoanalysis, the production of desire, and desiring machine in the play of Eugene O'Neill, Strange Interlude. Emancipation of desire from the shackles of society and capitalism is shown in it. The... more
This article is the evaluative introduction of the new poetry collection of the eminent poet Basir Sultan Kazmi, AB WAHAN RAAT HO GAYI HOGI,. The poet born in Pakistan and residing in England for three decades.
This is an English translation of an Urdu short story "Hatak" by Saadat Hasan Manto who, in the words of Salman Rushdie, is "the undisputed master of the modern Indian short story." The translation was published by the late Muhammad Umar... more
The following study draws on the textual analysis of Fatima Bhutto’s novel ‘The Shadow of The Crescent Moon’ with new historicist perspective. Michael Foucault’s model of Subject and Power as mentioned in his one of the authored essays... more
Review of 'The Smile Snatchers' by Raza Rabbani - an exploration of art, creativity and portrayals of the dispossessed, particularly children
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625107/fiction-art-and-suffering
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625107/fiction-art-and-suffering
The stories collected in this volume represent a distinctive contribution to the modern Urdu short story. Focused primarily on the lives of Urdu-speaking Muslim families in Pakistan and pre-Partition India, the stories explore the nature... more
The importance of education for every person as well as every nation cannot be over-emphasized. Its importance is increased to a greater extent in case of persons with disabilities, as education can help them to adjust in the society. In... more
یہ تحقیقی کاوش ایک ملحدانہ اعتراض کے جواب میں پیش کی جا رہی ہے، جو بھارت سے تعلق رکھنے والے ایک ملحد شخص، جو فرضی نام سے اسلام کے خلاف زہریلا پراپیگنڈہ کرتا ہے، کی تحریر کا جواب ہے۔ اِس قسم کی تحقیقی کاوش اِس سے قبل اُردو زُبان میں پیش... more
After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, capitalistic discourse came into full play as the government sought to mechanize agriculture and redistribute land through successive land reforms from the 1950s onward. The distinction between... more
Nadeem Aslam in his novel The Wasted Vigil is breaking the boundaries of trauma and loss raised around the 9/11 event by extending its tragic resonance across the globe. He traces the causes of the event by linking the separated and... more
South Asian Literature is diverse as is the region. The South Asian writers represent the diversity of their experiences and cultures in their works.
هذا الكتاب ألفه فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين وترجمته أنا وسيطبع هذا الكتاب من قبل هيئة الطلاب المسلمين بنوغام سرينغر كشمير۔ کتاب ( مکارم اخلاق) ابن عثیمین صاحب نے لکھی ، اور اس کا ترجمہ میرے ہاتھوں ہوا ، یہ اللہ کا فضل ہے۔ یہ کتاب... more
یہ مختصر مقالہ درحقیقت اِس مسیحی اعتراض کا جواب ہے کہ قرآنِ کریم میں بیان کردہ "تصوّرِ تثلیث" پیغمبرِ اسلام کی مسیحیت کے متعلق کسی غلط فہمی (نعوذ باللہ) کا نتیجہ ہے۔ اِس مقالہ کے اندر تاریخ اور الہٰیات دونوں کو تحقیق کی زینت بنا کر اِس... more
As we all know that education is crucial in the development of any country. The main focus of this research is to identify the problems faced by working women in education sector. We discovered that most of the parents and certain... more
A review of Ghose's second book and his first memoir, written in London in the early 1960s as he found his form as a modernist writer and poet. A study of what creates the self when the geographical, political, cultural, racial, temporal... more
While scholars of Partition frequently reference witnessing as a necessary frame for understanding Partition literature, and particularly the work of Saadat Hasan Manto, I analyse Manto’s short story ‘Khol Do’ (‘Open It’) to argue that... more
The paper goes with the paraphrasing of the poem Karachi 1955 by Taufiq Rafat, also touching the thematic analyses. This poem somehow promotes the idea of Karachi 1968 (a poem by Taufiq Rafat) which I posted earlier.
This paper will conduct a reconfiguration of nation as a more inclusive space which includes ambivalent migrants, who are also global citizens. Thus, nation comprises subjects who are more or less than just the ideal national citizens. It... more
This is an English translation of an Urdu short story called "Dhanak" (literally, the rainbow) by Ghulam Abbas, one of the most influential Urdu short story writers of the twentieth century. The translation was published by the late... more
It is a second novel of Cyrus Mystry, brother of Rohinton Mistry. Chronicle Of a Corpse Bearer (2012) won him DSC Prize for South Asian Literature at the Jaipur Literature Festival, making him second Indian after Jeet Thayil to be... more
Borrowing is a common phenomenon in language contact situation. The ever increasing role of English in our life has necessitated borrowing in Punjabi. In Pakistan mainly three languages coexist: Punjabi, Urdu, and English. Among these... more
The core objective of this paper is to review the origin and evolution of Urdu as a language of influence. The debate of the origin of the Urdu language is very engaging and diverse. Various theories and arguments have been developed by... more
Reflection of cultural ethos has always been the central idea of literature. No one can fully comprehend a work of literature without being studying the cultural norms that underlie that piece. This is as true for Pakistani literature as... more