What these writers observed about the country they live in — class, family, who gets heard. Published here rather than abroad, which changes what an author is willing to say.
“The types and the ways how you wear abaya are more influenced by the culture, tradition, society and custom made social standards than religion itself.”

“The general used to repeat that ad nauseam until some wise man casually mentioned that it is part of being a military man’s life.”

“A few moments later, two people entered the dark room and lit up some light, just enough light that their faces were visible.”

“Initially they were distraught; with time, they got over it and showered all their love on their daughter in law.”

“Or you could go back, and find the men Salahu and Shafique, their boss Talha Ghauri, you father’s favorite colleague, have them brought to justice, or whatever the word ‘Insaf’ means in our country.”

“My mother jerked me up from the ground as my senses slowly returned and I could hear loud voices and women screaming outside our house.”

“For all you bearded people, a girl sitting with you, looking at you, talking to only you is perfectly okay with religion.”

“One of the men dressed in a green kurta motioned to the others to stop, carefully analyzed the house, taking his time, and then slowly stepped forward.”

“Another worth mentioning thing is that before starting doing Abaya I used to do Hijab on certain occasions.”

“The journey of eyes to sight, tongue to words, and heart to love is more important because usually, journey is more beautiful than the destination.”

“Years of accumulated ire at the hands of abuse and agony delivered by men in her life began to surface.”

“Had she been carrying this secret in her heart for far too long without telling anyone and left it up to fate to reveal the secret when the moment was right?”

“Being a social activist allows him to delve into the society and find the hidden stories that do not surface to the mainstream world.”

““Through here and please do not waste your appointment this time,” she warned me, her voice stern.”

Our authors, in their own words and in the press.
”اِک پرخیال“بنیادی طور پر بہت سی تحریروں پر مبنی ہے۔اس میں موجود دلچسپ مضامین قاری کی توجہ کا مرکز بنتے ہیں۔اس کتاب کے ذریعے منیرہ قریشی نے دراصل قاری کو بہت اچھی اچھی نصیحتوں سے نوازا ہے۔ اپنے احساسات وخيالات کو لفظ کے پیرہن میں سموتے ”اک پرخيال!“ مختلف النوع موضوعات کا ایک ایسا آئینہ ہے جو فاضل مصنفہ کے دلی جذبات کا عکاس ہے
Read our exclusive interview with Alesha Faraz, exploring her life, experiences, & journey behind publishing her book "The crossing" with us.
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Six Murders in Seattle is a marvel of these superbly talented writers. In this book, they narrate a full suspense story about six back-to-back murders in a city called Seattle, and when the crime department could not able to handle this same pattern of murders, they asked for the officer, whose reputation is worse than criminals, as a last try to solve this mystery of murders.
”یہ ڈھاکہ کالج کے قریب ایک پُرہجوم بازار تھا۔یہاں ضروریاتِ زندگی کی تمام چیزیں دستیاب تھیں۔یہ ہر طبقے کے لوگوں کی خریداری کے لیے سب سے مشہورجگہ تھی۔ایک بہت اچھی مارکیٹ تھی جہاں زیورات، بیگ، کپڑے، اسٹیشنری کی اشیاء، بیڈ شیٹس اور تکیے وغیرہ ملتے تھے۔“
Read Hamza Khaskheli’s interview and written reflections as he shares his journey with Daastan & the thoughts that shape his storytelling.
سیکس ایڈ پاکستان کی جانب سے پیش کردہ یہ کتاب بچوں کے لیے ایک بہترین تحفہ ہے۔سی کے بارے میں تعلیم عام کرنےکے لیے کام کررہی ہے۔یہ تنظیم بچوں میں گڈ ٹچ اور بیڈ ٹچ میں فرق کرنے کا شعور پیدا کرتی ہے ۔پچھلے کچھ سالوں میں پاکستان میں جنسی تشدد کے واقعات بڑھتے ہی چلے جارہے ہیں۔ بچوں میں بڑھتےجنسی تشددکے واقعات کو کم کرنا بے حد ضروری ہے۔اس برے کام میں ملوث لوگوں کو سزا دینے کی ہرممکن سے ممکن کوشش کرنی چاہیےتاکہ ہمارے بچےبھرپور طریقے سے اپنے بچپن کو جی سکیں۔کس ایڈ پاکستان، پاکستان کی پہلی غیر سرکاری تنظیموں میں سے ایک ہےجو 2020 ءسے جنسیت
Samar Malik, opens up about her writing journey, the emotions behind her latest poetry collection, and her experience publishing with Daastan.
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