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In today’s polarized media landscape, the legacy of progressive thinkers like Shaukat Siddiqi feels more urgent than ever. His writings asked difficult questions, challenged authoritarianism, and gave voice to the…

When a writer's articles become a record of political resistance, preserving them becomes a duty. Juhd-i-Qalam is more than a book — it is a curated collection of Shaukat Siddiqi’s…

2023 marked the birth centenary of Shaukat Siddiqi — a journalist, novelist, and unflinching voice of truth. This year, we not only remember his incredible contribution to Urdu literature but…

When journalists were silenced, Shaukat Siddiqi picked up his pen and wrote louder. During the martial law era of the 1970s, the weekly magazine Al-Fath became a rare space of…

Shaukat Siddiqi’s Khuda Ki Basti isn’t just a novel — it’s a mirror held up to society. Written in a time when poverty, inequality, and corruption were rampant, the story…