At last, my first book (The real Pakistan) is out

I must've started writing at the age of eight. In fact, even before that, my schoolteachers had discovered that I was very good in English and Arithmetic. None of my siblings or cousins were like me. When  I was eight, English newspapers like DAWN and The Morning News had children's sections in their Sunday editions where I would submit my pieces. Most of what I wrote in those years has been lost, but after internet came to Karachi I was able to save most of what I wrote and got published.

For a long time, friends and relatives had been urging me to write a book containing my articles and published works. I had resisted, thinking that printing a book would prove to be very expensive. My daughter Sana however convinced me that an e-book would be worthwhile. In fact, it was she who collected all my articles and gathered them for publication, so I would say she deserves full credit for getting the book published. 

Finally, my first book ("The real Pakistan") is available on Amazon. My deepest regret is that most people in their seventies and eighties have stopped reading books and even newspapers, so I doubt if they'd be interested. However, it will be of interest to those who want to know what Pakistan was like in one of the most turbulent periods in its existence. I think it will particularly interest Indian writers and students of politics, as Pakistan and India were on the brink of a nuclear war just a month ago. I won't be surprised if it is banned in India, as it contains some unpalatable facts about Narender Modi. There is quite a lot in the book about some Pakistani politicians as well, so I expect to receive some flak from those who like them.

The book is available for USD 1.50 at  https://amzn.eu/d/ezw1g2h. Happy reading!