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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.

567 quotes
“What I didn’t know then — but I know now — is that almost every trader has a story.”
— HAMOOD BUTT, Whispers of Wall Street - Trading Strategy Book for Elite Traders
Truth
Cover of Whispers of Wall Street - Trading Strategy Book for Elite Traders
“by the time i realized i was hurting, i had already learned how to live with pain.”
— Asra Amjad, Even the moon left me - poetry book about love
Heartbreak
Cover of Even the moon left me - poetry book about love
“Behind every successful Pakistani nurse in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, or Oman, there is a story of struggle, loneliness, and courage.”
— Eman Atiq, Hands that heal
Truth
Cover of Hands that heal
“This has been an act of ample reassurance for something the ink of which otherwise may have dimmed with time to illegibility.”
— Dr. Maqbool Elahi, On Unknown Seas to Unknown Shores
Cover of On Unknown Seas to Unknown Shores
“The life of my aunt was a lesson to my life, always about being strong, patient, and quiet in my commitment.”
— Muhammad Ahmed, Learning Beyond Numbers
Life
Cover of Learning Beyond Numbers
“For the first time in my life, I felt a deep sense of belonging, of being home.”
— Jannat Shakeel, Lenses & Letters - Book About Friendship for Adults
Cover of Lenses & Letters - Book About Friendship for Adults
“Yet within their darkness, she had discovered a measure of light, a spark of possibility that defied the suffocating constraints of her world.”
— Shayan Gilani, Aainay ke us paar
Cover of Aainay ke us paar
“"My heart speaks one truth while my soul whispers another," a longing to rewrite the past while carrying its shadows forward.”
— Samar Malik, Derange Life
Poetry
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“Society conditions her mind to accept her doctrine without remorse; this deference is the only way to liberate her soul.”
— Jasmine Yammani, The Trials of Chaukhandi
Cover of The Trials of Chaukhandi
“Because agriculture is central to rural life, any change in agricultural technology or policy has a direct impact on rural society.”
— Hamza Iftikhar, Foundations Of Agricultural Sciences- Agricultural Science Book
Truth
Cover of Foundations Of Agricultural Sciences- Agricultural Science Book
“Unsaturated fats are beneficial for heart health: Heart protection.”
— Hamza Iftikhar, Keys of Agriculture
Cover of Keys of Agriculture
“There is quiet courage in resuming ordinary life after your soul has shifted.”
— Aoha Roohi Amin, Becoming the New Horizon
Courage
Cover of Becoming the New Horizon
“What follows below, however, is a detailed narrative—an attempt to trace the unraveling of a nation through its most volatile year.”
— Sayed Irfan, From East Pakistan to Bangladesh: The Rationale for a Bengali Identity
Courage
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“Every time you make a decision primarily to avoid someone else's disappointment, you give them a small piece of your future.”
— Zara Maheen, The Invisible Life: How to Stop Living on Autopilot
Wisdom Motivation Success
Cover of The Invisible Life: How to Stop Living on Autopilot
“Weeds are one of the foremost constraints in vegetable production as they compete with crops for water, nutrients, light, and space.”
— Hamza Iftikhar, Integrated Crop Science, Protection and Food Systems
Cover of Integrated Crop Science, Protection and Food Systems
“The pain strikes you like a violent cramp seizing your brain, sharp and twisting, as if something inside your skull is tightening with unbearable force.”
— Muaz Mirza, Death and Denial - Dark Fantasy Book
Heartbreak Grief & Loss
Cover of Death and Denial - Dark Fantasy Book
“When people look at a child's report card, they believe they are reading the child.”
— Azeez Ahmad Zai, Somewhere in between
Wisdom Truth
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“There is a little pain in the heart, the deep wound has since healed.”
— Masaud Akhtar Zaigham, The Jewels of Urdu Poetry
Cover of The Jewels of Urdu Poetry
“Bāzīd Muhammad, father of Sultān Bāhoo, was a title holder of the Mughals.”
— Dr. Maqbool Elahi, The Abayat of Sultan Bahoo
Cover of The Abayat of Sultan Bahoo
“Up in the skies, a small creature with golden feathers named Cosmi is sitting on one of the thickest branches of the Tree of Life.”
— Maria Maqsood Ch., Whispers of the Valley (Part-1 PHOENIX SERIES)
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آخری سانس تک ازمحمد جہانگیر بدر - Daastan — daastan.com
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آخری سانس تک ازمحمد جہانگیر بدر - Daastan

”یہ ڈھاکہ کالج کے قریب ایک پُرہجوم بازار تھا۔یہاں ضروریاتِ زندگی کی تمام چیزیں دستیاب تھیں۔یہ ہر طبقے کے لوگوں کی خریداری کے لیے سب سے مشہورجگہ تھی۔ایک بہت اچھی مارکیٹ تھی جہاں زیورات، بیگ، کپڑے، اسٹیشنری کی اشیاء، بیڈ شیٹس اور تکیے وغیرہ ملتے تھے۔“

daastan.com آخری سانس تک - Akhiri Sans Tak- Book About Military
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
“Hodder: the Brave” by Amaima Binte Farhan - 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.

daastan.com Hodder: The Brave - Motivational Story Book
Whispers of Wall Street by Hamood Butt: Published with Daastan. - Daastan — daastan.com
Interview

Whispers of Wall Street by Hamood Butt: Published with Daastan. - Daastan

Read an in-depth blog on Hamood Butt, trader and market analyst, sharing real trading strategies, insights, & market psychology.

daastan.com Whispers of Wall Street - Trading Strategy Book for Elite Traders
The Ripple by Mahnoor Kareem - Daastan — daastan.com
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The Ripple by Mahnoor Kareem - Daastan

Daastan, founded on the very notion of being able to tell your stories by putting one's word out there in the world as a whole, becoming a part of this universe; materializes its principles through the journey of thousands of authors we have published. One such journey is that of Mahnoor Kareem, a teenager from Rawalpindi who grew up aspiring to be an exceptional author and chose to become one of them. From finishing a book in a single day to becoming the author of one, she is a treasured Daastan-published author. In an interview, she revealed that her father used to write short stories for so

daastan.com The Ripple
From Partition to Pioneer Book Launch Events & Highlights - Daastan — daastan.com
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From Partition to Pioneer Book Launch Events & Highlights - Daastan

Explore From Partition to Pioneer book launch events & highlights, featuring inspiring sessions and tributes to Dr. Bashir Ahmed’s legacy.

daastan.com From Partition to Pioneer - Pakistan's medical pioneer biography book
I'll meet you there by Aateqa Hashmi - Daastan — daastan.com
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I'll meet you there by Aateqa Hashmi - Daastan

I'll meet you there is a poetic book that leaves its readers stunned, to say the least. It was published fairly recently and beautifies the world around us. The book's theme caters to multiple topics and since it is set in modern times and written as poetry, it leaves a lot to be imagined by the readers. The readers are creatively transported into an entirely different world that is beyond the human imagination.

daastan.com I'll Meet You There
Noor Fatima’s Her Name Was: A Thriller with Daastan — daastan.com
Interview

Noor Fatima’s Her Name Was: A Thriller with Daastan

In this Daastan interview, the teen author Noor Fatima shares the inspiration and psychological themes behind her gripping debut.

daastan.com Her Name Was- Best Psychological Thriller Novel
The Song of Waves by Ayesha Khalid - Daastan — daastan.com
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The Song of Waves by Ayesha Khalid - Daastan

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.

daastan.com The Song of Waves - Romantic Poetry Book