Tag: books
OUP launches a new Asia-specific reading scheme for children
ISLAMABAD: Oxford University Press (OUP) launched Dragonfly Readers—its innovative 9 level reading series aimed at helping young learners of English develop good reading habits...
MUB recommends ban on books authored by Labbaik, Ahmadi leaders
--Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Qadyani’s ‘Kashti-e-Nuh’ and Pir Afzal Qadri’s monthly journal among banned books
LAHORE: Muttahida Ulema Board Punjab has recommended a ban on books authored...
AIOU expedites mailing of books to its students
ISLAMABAD: The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has so far dispatched textbooks to about six lakh students of matric, FA, BA, B.Ed and postgraduate programmes...
Why Bollywood is making movies based on books
The past year has seen more and more books being turned into movies or web series. Examples include Raazi inspired by the book Calling...
Award winning books every Pakistani bibliophile should read
The literary world has all sorts of treasures. And where a majority of literary leaders happen to from foreign countries, it is a matter...
Netflix to blame for decrease in reading
Are you all caught up on your favourite Netflix show, but that novel on your nightstand is gathering dust?
You're far from alone, according to...
Eighth-grader commits suicide
RAWALPINDI: An eighth-grader committed suicide after his parents scolded him for not studying well enough.
The mother found the 17-year-old victim, Arslan Salamat, hanged in his...
Kabul ‘library on wheels’ drives Afghan children to read
KABUL: The door of the blue bus slides open and dozens of children excitedly bound up the steps, eager to get their hands on...
The slow death of Islamabad’s secondhand bookshops
ISLAMABAD: Nadeem Ahmad Siddiqui is holding court with a group of friends and regulars at his Islamabad bookshop, Jumbo. The jovial chatter and tea...
KLF attracts thousands of literature lovers on second day
On the second day of Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) 2018 on Saturday, thousands of literature lovers thronged to the venue of the festival and...
Automated cards to replace vehicle registration books in March: report
LAHORE: The Excise Taxation and Narcotics Control Department (ETNCD) will launch automated registration cards (ARC) by April, in a bid to replace the passport...
Lok Virsa launches two newly published books
ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) organised the launching ceremony of its two newly published books tilled ‘Aangai’ and ‘Chitral Ke...
KP govt takes notice of ‘objectionable’ content in Afghan refugees’ books
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government took notice on Tuesday of the alleged anti-Pakistan curriculum being taught under a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...
CM congratulates new office bearers of “Dareecha” in Lahore
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated famous columnist and presidential award winning Seerat writer, Asghar Ali Javed over his selection as secretary of...
Stories behind the mask: writers and their names
From George Eliot to John le Carre, writers reaching out for the disguise or anonymity offered by a pseudonym is nothing new in the...
Hero in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ was originally black
LONDON: The hero of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory book was originally written as a black boy, the author's widow told the BBC on...
AIOU opens its libraries to general public
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has decided to open its libraries at 44 regional offices all over the country seven days a week from...
