One did realise this was no ordinary company. But it was far too short By Masood Hasan There are so many aspects of Gulzar Sahib’s recent visit and abrupt departure back to India that one does not quite know where to start. Most importantly, after reading all the media coverage, analysis and theories, both here […]
Peerzada Salman KARACHI: When artists internalise an issue they impart a universal appeal to it. This so happens because more often than not it is through the prism of the ‘self’ that they see society’s ills. This ‘self’ absorbs all kinds of issues, individual as well as collective. What distinguishes them from the rest of […]
LAHORE, Feb 22: The first Lahore Literary Festival was under way with Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif declaring it open at a ceremony at Alhamra, The Mall, on Friday. The prelude provided a sampling of what the festival is going to offer. The highlight of the ceremony was the life-time achievements given to three shining lights […]
Karachi: Saaz Aggarwal, a writer and biographer from India, visited the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Wednesday evening. Aggarwal’s book ‘Sindh: stories from a lost homeland’ was launched at the 4th Karachi Literature Festival (KLF), which ended on February 17. While Aggarwal refers to herself just as an Indian, with no ethnic trappings, her book […]
PESHAWAR: The Cultural Gala of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa held at the Pakistan National Council of Arts late Monday night was a unique one that thrilled the people of the province who were mostly terrorized by a chain of terror-related activities. The cultural gala was the combination of excitement, thrill, amusement and a variety of folk cultural […]
Anil Datta Karachi: The Arts Council was host to an enlivening evening on Monday with nationally famed Lahore-based novelist Abdullah Hussain who was in town in connection with the 4th Karachi Literature Festival. Addressing a compact gathering, Hussain talked about his metamorphosis into a novelist. The programme was compered by Wusatullah Khan of the BBC […]
PERHAPS it speaks to the condition of the once glorious city by the sea that the Karachi Literature Festival is celebrated more for what it represents than what it does. The mere fact that a demoralised Karachi can be in the news for positive reasons, even if only for a weekend each spring, is seen […]
KARACHI: Over 50 highly rare and old manuscripts were put on display at a special exhibition inaugurated at the National Museum of Pakistan on Saturday. The exhibition of manuscripts titled “Tasawwuf and Interfaith” organised by the Sindh culture department and the International Peace Committee for Interfaith Harmony will continue till Feb 26. One of the […]
LAHORE: Hundreds of people from all walks of life attended the Faiz Aman Mela (peace festival) at the Open Air Theatre, Bagh-i-Jinnah, on Sunday. The festival, a part of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s 102nd birth anniversary celebrations, was organised by Faiz Aman Mela Committee and Awami Workers Party, in collaboration with the Punjab Council of Arts. […]
MULTAN: Devotees descended upon Kot Mithan in Rajanpur on Sunday for the 114th urs of sufi poet Khawaja Ghulam Fareed. More than 300 police personnel were deputed around the tomb for security. However, several dozens devotees protested against the deployment at and around the mausoleum and on roads leading to the tomb. These visitors and […]
By: Zainab Imam KARACHI: So you think you have read everything ever written by Jaun Elia? Think again. And you think he never sought anyone’s approval? Think again! In a small room, perhaps the smallest of all of Beach Luxury Hotel’s convention rooms, enthusiasts and fans of Jaun’s poetry were introduced to his prose work […]
By: Ahtesham Azhar KARACHI: Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) is an effort to promote reading habit among people, connect ourselves with cultures of others through books, make relationship among writers, share narratives, build relationship among readers and writers and make strong link of readers with books. These views were shared by the Oxford University Press (OUP), […]
ISLAMABAD: The Josh Literary Foundation will arrange ‘Josh Literary Conference’ on February 22 to pay homage to the services of great revolutionary poet Josh Malihabadi on his 31st death anniversary. The conference will be arranged in collaboration with the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL). Prominent poets and scholars, including Agha Nasir, Syed Mansoor Aqil, Dr […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) would organise a free puppet show on Monday to entertain and educate children about social problems, including health, education and environment. An official of the PNCA said, “The puppet show at PNCA is a regular feature of the council presented by the National Puppet Theatre (NPT), on […]
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