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&lt;/script&gt;&lt;iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://girls.pk/editors-picks/pakistani-authors/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="&#x201C;Here are 5 female Pakistani authors that MUST be on your reading list&#x201D; &#x2014; Girls.Pk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</html><thumbnail_url>https://girls.pk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210407_2052518451195403855303236.jpg</thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width>1200</thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height>628</thumbnail_height><description>If you are an avid reader and are out of authors to read, we have just the solution for you! Below are 5 top female Pakistani authors who have penned down novels that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster and make you fall in love with reading all over again. Tehmina Durrani Tehmina Durrani&#x2019;s first-ever novel, &#x2018;My Feudal Lord&#x2018; sparked a lot of controversies. In the novel, she openly talked about her abusive marriage to Ghulam Mustafa Khar, which made her subject to negative criticism. She is a women rights activist along with being an author. Durrani is a marvelous writer whose novels such as Blasphemy, Happy Things in Sorrow Times and A Mirror to the Blind garnered international recognition. Bapsi Sidwa An award-winning Pakistani author, Bapsi Sidwa was born in Karachi. She is the country&#x2019;s most celebrated diasporic writer. Growing up, Sidwa struggled with polio, however, she didn&#x2019;t let that dim her light and is now a top Pakistani author. In her four novels, she has touched sensitive and heart-touching issues such as violence against women, Pakistan-India partition, Parsi community and immigrating to the US. Moni Mohsin Born and raised in the city of Lahore, Moni Mohsin left [&hellip;]</description></oembed>
