Syed Kashif Raza

Upar Wali Manzil By Rafaqat Hayat Ilqa Publications ISBN: 978-969-640-364-7 178pp. After his magnum opus, Rolaak [Vagabond], Rafaqat Hayat has come up with a volume of short stories. However, his affinity for the longer form remains evident in this collection, where his best pieces may be described as long short stories. Most of these depict life in the small towns of rural Sindh, where Hayat spent most of his childhood and where most of his lively characters originate.

Fever Log and Other Stories By Peerzada Salman Lightstone Publishers ISBN: 978-969-716-336-6 129pp. Peerzada Salman is a fellow lover of beauty. He has a penchant for beauty in all its manifestations. He has fed himself on the likes of William Shakespeare and Mirza Ghalib, whose lines remain on the tip of his tongue. This love for beauty infuses his own writing, evident from his new collection, which comprises a novella and a string of very short stories.

Background Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune bleeding disorder with substantial variability in bleeding manifestations and a generally low risk of fatal outcomes. Diagnosis is based on exclusion and is supported by thrombocytopenia in peripheral blood and characteristic megakaryocytic findings in bone marrow examination. In many adults, treatment remains suboptimal, and morbidity may result from both bleeding and the adverse effects of immunosuppressive therapies.