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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.

571 quotes
“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
““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
“If there were something that slightly displeased him, my father would lash out his wrath on my mother.”
— Abhirun Das, Across the Line
Hope
Cover of Across the Line
“This story is dedicated to every girl out there, who had faced the harsh experiences of life and fought against the odd forces vigilantly.”
— Zena Vatsa, Her Great Escapade
Life Wisdom
Cover of Her Great Escapade
“My mother is laughing and shaking her head as Sam whispers something in her ear and my heart skips a beat at the picture that flashes through my mind.”
— Arham Bhaiji, Holding Her Hand
Love Wisdom
Cover of Holding Her Hand
“For all you bearded people, a girl sitting with you, looking at you, talking to only you is perfectly okay with religion.”
— Hafiza Noor Ul Ain Imtiaz, Not Crazy
Faith & Spirituality Society
Cover of Not Crazy
“Unaware of how much time has passed, Imaan finally stood up and left for home with an unnatural calm taking root in her heart.”
— Saman Malik, Letters from Nowhere
Love
Cover of Letters from Nowhere
“On my way back I thought about how causally Sameer was talking to his mother, how his mother was talking to me, with so much affection, with so much love.”
— Hassan Mir, Unbroken Bonds
Love Wisdom
Cover of Unbroken Bonds
“Not everyone is fortunate enough to study abroad in such a prestigious institution thousands of miles away from India and it was your dream too.”
— Zeeshan Ahmed Khan, Shroud Of Honor
Hope
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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۔

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