List of books banned in Pakistan
| Title | Author(s) | Year published | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satyarth Prakash | Dayananda Saraswati | 1875 | Religious text | Swami Dayananda's religious text Satyarth Prakash was banned in some princely states and in Sindh in 1944 and is still banned in Sindh.[1] |
| Rangila Rasul (1927) | Pt. Chamupati | 1927 | Religious | Currently banned in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.[2] |
| Jinnah of Pakistan (1982) | Stanley Wolpert | 1982 | Biography | Banned in 1984 by the military dictator Zia-ul-Haq's government because of some 'offending passages'. Ban lifted in 1989 by the next democratic government.[3] |
| The Satanic Verses (1988) | Salman Rushdie | 1988 | Novel | Banned for blasphemy against Islam.[4] |
| The Truth About Muhammad | Robert Spencer | 2006 | Non-fiction | On December 20, 2006, the government of Pakistan announced a ban on Spencer's book, citing "objectionable material" as the cause.[5] |
References[edit]
- ^ The Book on Trial: Fundamentalism and Censorship in India, Girja Kumar
- ^ Self and Sovereignty: Individual and Community in South Asian Islam Since 1850 by Ayesha Jalal
- ^ "Bring Back Jinnah's Pakistan". Dawn. November 1, 2009. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Bald, Margaret (c. 2006). Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds. New York, NY: Facts on File. pp. 291–300. ISBN 0-8160-6269-2.
- ^ "Pakistan: Book Closed on Muhammad". National Review. January 9, 2007.