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Every line below lives inside a real book by a Pakistani author. Read the quote, meet the book — and take the story home.

602 quotes
“Just as the night and the day can never co-exist, same is the case with faith and fear and the only way to overcome fear is to sink in His love.”
— Iqra Saeed, Light Upon Light- Reflections
Courage Faith & Spirituality
Cover of Light Upon Light- Reflections
“The song whose lyrics I scribble in the last pages of my old notebooks and whose tunes are pasted in the vaults of my memory.”
— Mahnoor Naseer, THE ANCIENT SOULS - English Prose Poetry & Short Stories Book
Poetry
Cover of THE ANCIENT SOULS - English Prose Poetry & Short Stories Book
“The experience takes the person to real-world locations or to places that can only be imagined, and is as real as live interaction in the physical world.”
— Farrukh Aqil, The Astral Realm - Sci fi Fantasy Book
Wisdom
Cover of The Astral Realm - Sci fi Fantasy Book
“Sometimes it is nothing more than gritting your teeth through the pain and the work of everyday, the slow walk toward a better life.”
— Ayesha Fatimah, Queen Basila of Magica
Grief & Loss
Cover of Queen Basila of Magica
““Not always virtue defeats the darkness; sometimes one has to mar their soul to defeat evil truly,” stated Demetria.”
— azra batool, The Awakening - Beast Story Book
Faith & Spirituality
Cover of The Awakening - Beast Story Book
“Before I could make a move the flash of white light transported me back to my own people, in my own time.”
— Shema Bukhari, Earthlings - The Weaklings
Hope Society
Cover of Earthlings - The Weaklings
“Persian abayas on other hand are quite loose, giving much more room to air and are generally made of light fabric.”
— Hiba Tariq, Why I Stopped Wearing Abaya
Hope
Cover of Why I Stopped Wearing Abaya
“~ Eyes are not sight nor tongue is the words and the heart doesn't always only contain love but hatred as well.”
— Fiza Batool, Why My Heart Throbs
Love
Cover of Why My Heart Throbs
“Strength is the measure of the maximum load which can be placed on a material before permanently deforming or breaking.”
— Tayyab Khalil, Mechanical Engineering: Interview Guidelines for Fresh Engineers
Courage
Cover of Mechanical Engineering: Interview Guidelines for Fresh Engineers
““Yes, yes, we know the last time you set on making friends, you totally became the bad sort yourself,” her father teased her.”
— Wajiha Shahid, Hopes and Dreams
Friendship
Cover of Hopes and Dreams
“Narendar Modi, is an honest man and therefore way up on the scale of innocence of corruption, because in all his time in public life there has not been a sniff of sleaze.”
— Shahid Khalid, LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE
Truth
Cover of LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE
“My lungs collapsed and my heart floated ashore and you still complained that I never wrote to my love.”
— Laiba Sehrish Nawaz, Abduction from the Lethe
Love
Cover of Abduction from the Lethe
“Your only chance to live peacefully and get your wage on time is to nod a yes to every word they say, or you suffer, terribly.”
— Salman Tahir, Imperfection - Man beyond man's imagination
Happiness
Cover of Imperfection - Man beyond man's imagination
“Every day, they used to wake up early, have breakfast, go to work to collect food for winters and return to their home at night.”
— Shiza Nizam, The Rescue
Success
Cover of The Rescue
“Not known, have you, the pain in the eyes of a father, whose daughter has to be whored, for you show them the way of God, the great God.”
— Ahsan Raza, The Crown has Fallen
Faith & Spirituality Grief & Loss
Cover of The Crown has Fallen
“That is the thing about humans like Ala- they just cannot say no- they always make sacrifices for your happiness.”
— Mahnoor Ali Syed, Sweet Sleep
Happiness
Cover of Sweet Sleep
“Some people have everything in life except a child and they feel like they have nothing.”
— Muneera Jamal, Bazaar
Society
Cover of Bazaar
“The return journey to home started off; this time there were three people in her car praying to reach home peacefully.”
— Suchitra Shetty, The Cascade of Life
Faith & Spirituality Happiness
Cover of The Cascade of Life
“The words “a bright sunshiny day” mean only blood, sweat and aggravated tears to a child that finds home within the bakeries of hell.”
— Ahmed Moin, The Past That Molded Futures
Grief & Loss
Cover of The Past That Molded Futures
“Without His blessings upon me, which light my path during the darkest hours, I would be nothing.”
— Sarah Khan, Life's Peculiarities
Hope Faith & Spirituality
Cover of Life's Peculiarities
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When Duty Wore Wings of Brotherhood - Daastan

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The Crystal Chaos by Amal Usman - Daastan

It is a giant pack full of friendships, thrillers, science, unique ideas, and more. The novel is written beautifully and in well-knitted form, you will get easily attracted to it even at the beginning of the story.

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مجمعے کی دوسری عورت از بشریٰ اقبال - Daastan — daastan.com
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مجمعے کی دوسری عورت از بشریٰ اقبال - Daastan

مصنفہ نے ان افسانوں میں مختلف موضوعات کو چھیڑا ہے اور سچ پوچھیں تو یہ کتاب ایک خوش رنگ گلدستے کی مانند ہے جس میں طرح طرح کے رنگ دیکھنے کو ملیں گے۔ان کی ہر کہانی کا طرز تحریر مختلف ہے تاکہ قاری ایک ہی طرح کی کہانیاں پڑھ کر اُکتا نہ جائے۔

daastan.com مجمعے کی دوسری عورت - Majmue ki Dosri Aurat
Aqleem Fatimah: "Ishq Ilham Hai" Spiritual Poetry with Daastan. - Daastan — daastan.com
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“Hodder: the Brave” by Amaima Binte Farhan - Daastan

The story puts readers in awe. A saga of a lonely and miserable man who achieves everything in life through his hard work and resilience.

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Samar Malik’s Deranged life: Meaningful Poetry with Daastan - Daastan — daastan.com
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Samar Malik’s Deranged life: Meaningful Poetry with Daastan - Daastan

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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Alesha Faraz Unveils The Crossing with Daastan Publishers. — daastan.com
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Alesha Faraz Unveils The Crossing with Daastan Publishers.

Read our exclusive interview with Alesha Faraz, exploring her life, experiences, & journey behind publishing her book "The crossing" with us.

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