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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.

590 quotes
“Hold on for dear life by trusting her sister or count her breaths and remember all the worthwhile things in life?”
— Masooma Memon, The Alliance of Al-Vertia - Sci-Fi Short Story Book
Friendship
Cover of The Alliance of Al-Vertia - Sci-Fi Short Story Book
“Zoraiz did nothing but reveal to Aitmaad’s parents the truth and freed them from their qualms and doubts.”
— Omar Iftikhar, Kingdom of Derya: Aitmaad and the Clan of Seven - Magical Fantasy Book
Truth
Cover of Kingdom of Derya: Aitmaad and the Clan of Seven - Magical Fantasy Book
“The receptionist looked at me with surprise for half a second there, before recovering herself – or maybe I was just imagining things.”
— Tooba Arshad, Outbreak - Best Sci-Fi Thriller Book
Motivation
Cover of Outbreak - Best Sci-Fi Thriller Book
“Should she throw away Owais’ words and believe this girl whose name she doesn’t even remember?”
— Ayesha Rasheed, Hamza, Our Dear Friend
Hope Truth
Cover of Hamza, Our Dear Friend
“This is when they seek the love of Al-Wadood (The Loving)2 the light of Al-Noor (The Light)2.”
— Iqra Saeed, Light Upon Light- Reflections
Hope
Cover of Light Upon Light- Reflections
“Aunt Hashma had told her once, that attraction grows when the person whom you are in love with becomes unattainable.”
— Mahnoor Naseer, THE ANCIENT SOULS - English Prose Poetry & Short Stories Book
Love
Cover of THE ANCIENT SOULS - English Prose Poetry & Short Stories Book
“With her eyes closed, she meditated for an hour and slowly visualized nothing but herself filled with white light.”
— Farrukh Aqil, The Astral Realm - Sci fi Fantasy Book
Hope
Cover of The Astral Realm - Sci fi Fantasy Book
“Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater.”
— Ayesha Fatimah, Queen Basila of Magica
Love
Cover of Queen Basila of Magica
“Yes, fortunate it is, for only in love can one hear their heart truly beating.”
— azra batool, The Awakening - Beast Story Book
Love
Cover of The Awakening - Beast Story Book
“Now they were the ONLY country in the world with space age technology to take control and jam every single satellite rotating the earth.”
— Shema Bukhari, Earthlings - The Weaklings
Motivation Society
Cover of Earthlings - The Weaklings
“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.”
— Hiba Tariq, Why I Stopped Wearing Abaya
Faith & Spirituality Society
Cover of Why I Stopped Wearing Abaya
“The exact sharp pain hit her again, this time it was not only her head but her spine—half of her body twitched.”
— Tanzeela k. Hassan, The Variant - Fantasy Adventure Book
Grief & Loss
Cover of The Variant - Fantasy Adventure Book
“Brazing is a process in which two or more metals are bonded together by means of heating and melting an alloy (filler) and flowing it into the joint.”
— Tayyab Khalil, Mechanical Engineering: Interview Guidelines for Fresh Engineers
Success Friendship
Cover of Mechanical Engineering: Interview Guidelines for Fresh Engineers
“Yet, after seeing Sarah, love at first sight overruled the difficulty that his mind presented and knew at that moment, he wanted her to be his.”
— Wajiha Shahid, Hopes and Dreams
Love Wisdom
Cover of Hopes and Dreams
“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.”
— Shahid Khalid, LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE
Wisdom Society
Cover of LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE
“Because I can smell the parasites eating away the newborn love and after all these years of trial and error, all I really care about is how to make a grand exit.”
— Laiba Sehrish Nawaz, Abduction from the Lethe
Love
Cover of Abduction from the Lethe
“A few moments later, two people entered the dark room and lit up some light, just enough light that their faces were visible.”
— Salman Tahir, Imperfection - Man beyond man's imagination
Hope Society
Cover of Imperfection - Man beyond man's imagination
“Instead of crying, she made a promise to herself that she would find and rescue every member and return home so they could have the good old lovely times back.”
— Shiza Nizam, The Rescue
Love
Cover of The Rescue
“Every time we reach a stage, our heart and our passion longed for, we hear a voice, asking us not to rest and keep moving.”
— Ahsan Raza, The Crown has Fallen
Love
Cover of The Crown has Fallen
“Home is found in moments of security and reassurance, in people and certain time periods.”
— Mahnoor Ali Syed, Sweet Sleep
Society
Cover of Sweet Sleep
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Love Recycled is a romance novel that follows Ali as he navigates his way through university and then adulthood. It portrays love in all honesty and with all its facets.

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The Song of Waves by Ayesha Khalid - Daastan — daastan.com
Review

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Aysha Khalid is a Turkish poet, she does not believe in the boundaries of language to express herself or her imagination. That’s the reason, she has chosen a Pakistani publishing company ‘Daastan’ to publish her collection of poems.

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Interview

Ummed ki Kiran: Aneeta Yaqoob’s Journey with Daastan - Daastan

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Review

الفاظ کی طاقت از طوبیٰ ایمن - Daastan الفاظ کی طاقت از طوبیٰ ایمن Book Blogs

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When Duty Wore Wings of Brotherhood - Daastan

Based on Wings of Brotherhood by Wg Cdr (Retd) Badrul Hassan Khan, this gripping account reveals the unseen side of the 1965 War, the fear, discipline, and brotherhood that defined the Pakistan Air Force.

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Review

Artist: Art of Healing and Power of Love by Zainab Manzoor - Daastan

Artist: Art of Healing and Power of Love, is written by Zainab Manzoor who is a researcher by profession, however, practices writing and painting as a hobby. This book is a creative amalgamation of both of her hobbies, which educates the readers both visually and linguistically. She can be found playing with words and colors […]

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