Pakistan – KP Textbook Board seeks policy amendment to reclaim in-house publishing rights, cut Rs60m annual royalty payments to private publishers, and improve quality control.
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How InPage software revolutionised Urdu digital publishing in 1994, created industry dependence on proprietary systems, and why modern publishing requires Unicode-first infrastructure.
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17th Karachi Literature Festival concludes 45+ sessions, major book launches, and debates on AI, economy, and cultural identity.
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Gwadar’s 10th book fair challenges the myth that Pakistan lacks readers, celebrating pleasure reading alongside academic gain.
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Pakistan’s two major book fairs: Karachi World Book Fair breaks records as PU plans largest three-day academic event for publishing professionals.
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96th Pakistan Learning Festival offered publishers 50% discount model, launched 11 new titles, and showcased emerging talent at Lok Virsa.
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Pakistan’s Adab Festival showcases AI optimism in publishing, contrasting Western caution. Insights for publishing professionals on tech, diversity, heritage.
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For publishing professionals, Hindko represents a microcosm of the opportunities and challenges associated with linguistic diversity.
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The National Library’s efforts, widely praised for promoting education, art, and cultural heritage, represent a vital endeavour in safeguarding Pakistan’s intellectual resources and making them accessible to the nation’s scholars.
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The reality is that Pakistan’s publishing industry has not moved with the times, and still obsesses over print books at a time when the country has well over 100 million people online.
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An impressive turnout, as we come to expect at Pakistan’s book fairs, but the books vs technology dichotomy seems sadly still to prevail.
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As so often across South Asia, some people seem unable to understand that books can be read and listened to digitally and that ink and paper is just a vehicle, and does not have any magical qualities in its own right.
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