Pakistan, Aug. 21 -- The maiden book authored by acclaimed academician, writer and actress Navid Shahzad was formally launched at a local hotel on Monday.

The book titled "Aslan's Roar" is about the Turkish TV and the rise of the Muslim hero and it also contains much about the Turkish music, art and literature. A large number of artists, historians and many notable literary figures of Lahore participated in the book launch of Shahzad in which the author also read many excerpts from her book while receiving much appreciation from the audience. The writer took two years to research and write her book while she also studied Turkish literature in detail to complete it.

Speaking at the book launch, former bureaucrat Salman Siddique, who is a...