For users of the Starlight Graded English Readers series, there is a small change to the title and covers of the higher levels for Classes 3, 4 and 5. The anthologies are now Lightstone Reading Treasuries with new components for Classes 1 and 2. Hoping everyone loves the new changes as much as I do and can use both the readers for pre-primary as well as the anthologies for the higher levels. The series has been designed specifically for Pakistani schools and is a great way

One of my most meaningful recent collaborations was writing How Gullu Became Sweet for GoRead.pk , a wonderful non-profit run by the dynamic Nusser Sayeed that brings literature to the children of communities in Pakistan who don't always have access to good books or storytelling. The books in the GoRead.pk library spark children's imagination and curiosity while also teaching them the fundamentals of "Tarbia" (character development), "Ehsaas" (compassion) and "Adab

Very honoured to be a part of literary critic Muneeza Shamsie's incredible compendium of Pakistani Writing in English. In the New Century was published by Oxford Univeristy Press in 2025 and was many years in the making. I'm so impressed with the scope of this beautifully-produced book, which is now the authoritative volume on Pakistani Writing in English published prior to 2017.

Several of my recent poems were included in Alhamra Publishing's new anthology, Poetry in English from Pakistan , edited by Ilona Yusuf and Shafiq Naz. So excited to be a part of this definitive volume on Pakistani poetry in English. Thank you to the editors and publisher!