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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
“If you have not experienced that happiness yet, you will do it, but you have to work on yourself.”
— Fatima Misbah, Letters To The Soul
Motivation
Cover of Letters To The Soul
“In the state of fear all of his energy is invested to counter that fear and nothing is left to provide human a productive thought.”
— Hassan Mueez, Fear management
Wisdom Hope Faith & Spirituality Motivation Courage
Cover of Fear management
“In her heart, she still thought of the place as a great puzzle and of herself as the last missing piece.”
— Hafiza Noor Ul Ain Imtiaz, My Five Minutes of Fame - Moral Story Book
Hope
Cover of My Five Minutes of Fame - Moral Story Book
“My heart and soul, the beginnings and the ends are all yours.”
— Muhammad Shahroz, Redemption
Love
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“This immortal voice of Allah hu Akbar depicts the profound reality of life; that everything would fade into oblivion, but one love would never die.”
— Iqra Saeed, Light Upon Light- Reflections
Faith & Spirituality Truth
Cover of Light Upon Light- Reflections
“The uncanny resemblance of my head and your heart created a vibe we had never felt before.”
— Laiba Sehrish Nawaz, Abduction from the Lethe
Love
Cover of Abduction from the Lethe
“Eyes speak a painful language; perhaps, the language is painful because it is the truth.”
— Mahnoor Ali Syed, Sweet Sleep
Grief & Loss Truth
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“all the pain around us is not a lack of compassion entirely but more of a lack of imagination.”
— Rumaisa Ahmed, The Story Within
Cover of The Story Within
“Everything about our circumstances is transitory, but what most of the people believe in and seek is a higher power or creator.”
— Rumaisa Ahmed, Queering Care - Queer Mental Health Book
Society Truth
Cover of Queering Care - Queer Mental Health Book
“Slowly but surely, he was no longer the boy who always got into fights or bullied others.”
— Nasreen Tariq, Shahmeer's Kindness - Children's Book About Kindness
Cover of Shahmeer's Kindness - Children's Book About Kindness
“Hang the Chain: Display the chain in the classroom as a symbol of how everyone is connected and important in the group.”
— Nasreen Tariq, Sania's Shyness - friendship book for kids
Cover of Sania's Shyness - friendship book for kids
“This is why the retreat to Dacca Bowl was never allowed—it would have prolonged the war and possibly delayed the inevitable, giving time for a negotiated resolution.”
— Badrul Hassan Khan, Wings of Brotherhood : A Journey Between Two Air Forces - Pakistan Air Force memoir
Cover of Wings of Brotherhood : A Journey Between Two Air Forces - Pakistan Air Force memoir
“These post-story essays are intended not only to impart knowledge, but to show how long it can take for scientific truth to replace myth once a narrative has taken hold.”
— Sahibzada Muhammad Ali Raza Khan, Facts & Fables - historical fiction book
Cover of Facts & Fables - historical fiction book
“If people trust a voice, they will believe it, even if the story is false.”
— Qazi Mohammad Haider Khan, Weird But Real: Facts They Don’t Teach in School - Educational Facts Book
Wisdom
Cover of Weird But Real: Facts They Don’t Teach in School - Educational Facts Book
“However, her main motif is to celebrate the value of personal freedom not exactly the postcolonial politics of freedom.”
— Tahira Aziz, Displacement - Partition Book
Courage
Cover of Displacement - Partition Book
“This silence is a historical echo, a failure of the Arab world, of Muslims, of humans, of humanity itself.”
— Meeم A’yن, You, the witness - Palestinian poetry book
Truth
Cover of You, the witness - Palestinian poetry book
“For Anwar, the memory is clear: Bashir was a humble man who refused to let his patients lose hope—and whose hands could turn even the most uncertain gamble into a second chance at life.”
— Dr. Bashir Ahmad's Family, From Partition to Pioneer - Pakistan's medical pioneer biography book
Success
Cover of From Partition to Pioneer - Pakistan's medical pioneer biography book
“Over time, you may come to realize that it is best to share your secrets with the Almighty, the One who keeps all secrets.”
— Sana Shoaib, A Pursuit Within - Healing Book
Wisdom Faith & Spirituality Truth
Cover of A Pursuit Within - Healing Book
“While the chromosal makeup for males is considered to be XY and XX for females, other combinations such as XXY and XYY also exist.”
— Rumaisa Ahmed, Queering Care - Queer Mental Health Book
Cover of Queering Care - Queer Mental Health Book
“There are moments in childhood that don’t pass with time—they settle into the folds of you, like dust into fabric.”
— Asra Amjad, Guilt in Gold - Women Empowerment Book
Cover of Guilt in Gold - Women Empowerment Book
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Motivation 89 41
Life 44 60
Faith & Spirituality 29 60
Love 26 53
Courage 31 48
Grief & Loss 31 42
Hope 22 46
Poetry 35 30
Friendship 10 48
Heartbreak 34 24
Success 19 36
Society 6 47
Happiness 1 51
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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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Book on the life of late neurosurgery professor Bashir Ahmed — Geo News
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Review

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جبرِ مسلسل ازمحمد جہانگیر بدر - Daastan

ہر ناامید اور مایوس شخص کو اچھے دنوں کے آنے کی امید دلاتی یہ کتاب بلاشبہ اپنی نوعیت میں منفرد ہے۔ بُرا وقت ہمیشہ آزمائش بن کر آتا ہے اور ہر آزمائش انسان کو منزل سے ایک قدم اور قریب کر دیتی ہے۔

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

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