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The Heat
Aisha Khan
Is it the unbearable weather or the weight of expectations that is making Rukhsana act crazy? And what is the difference between madness and defiance anyway?
Letting My Hair Down
Musfira Shaffi
The perennial problem for the Pakistani woman is in her genes. And blessings in one department can be a curse in another.
A History of Heartstrings
Asma Mani
Two lives intersect and move apart through the years. A story of loss and yearning for a simpler time.
Bhar Mein Jayein Loug
(People Can Just Go to Hell)
Zoha B. Khan
“My life is not mine because everything I do is relational, defining everyone else around me.” A powerful memoir describing the absence of free agency in a woman’s life.
Kalkoti
Tamreez Inam
The wanton cruelty of children towards servants has consequences that haunt their adult selves. A story about dark secrets, casual bullying and flashing green eyes.
Of Places and People
Aliya Farrukh
A poignant memoir of one woman's childhood attachments, captured in the places and people she loved best.
What's in a Name?
Mehroo Waqas
A fragment of a nameless woman's life is portrayed in this uncompromising stream-of-consciousness narrative
Growing as a Pakistani Woman:
A Journey of Emotions
Nabeeha Chaudhary
Anger and guilt are what girls feel at the start of their journey through life. But is there room for hope as the journey goes on?
Jalebi
Manahil Naik
Who is 'Aman', the mystery writer of Shahpur? And why does he live in a village where nobody reads?
The Freedom of Space
Iman Khan
An edict by the newly elected Mayor of Lahore cancels the end of year school gala. But that is only the start of a dystopian future of access to public spaces being curtailed by “The Guardians” of the New Lahore.
Is this Pakistan? Or Womanhood in Images
Sauleha Kamal
Will hope ultimately trump despair for women in this examination of the promise of Pakistan? What it is, and what it could be?
Spit Can
Asna Nusrat
A daughter's loving care for an infirm father is tested to the limits, especially when sons are more highly valued.
Avatar
Sadia Mubarak
Why must it be men who design a woman’s characteristics in an image, an avatar, that suits them? A call to arms for women to take control of their own narratives
Paratha, and a Cup of Tea Afterwards
Noor Us Sabah Tauqeer
A mystery woman stops at a dhaba for breakfast one early morning. But why is she travelling alone? And where is she going?