Fiction in Pakistan: Is Pakistani Cannon still evolving?

"Poetics, in terms of modern Pakistani fiction, still seeks maturity and authenticity; the modern Pakistani Author is caught between the memory of its colonial past and a subliminal aspiration towards the colonist’s ideals.
Our postcolonial situation has severed our ties with our heritage and tradition, so it is no surprise that the literature of our time stems from this very existential dilemma: to be authentic natives against the pull of popular Western culture."