SUKKUR: Based on spiritual and ethical ideals, sufism is the roadmap of tolerance and interfaith harmony. The sufi festival will pave the way towards continuity of the legacy of great sufi saints. This was stated by MPA Munawwar Ali Wassan at the concluding session of the four-day National Sufi Folk Festival organised by Shah Abdul […]
A total of 18 artworks by three artists depicting varied themes and created in different mediums and styles enthralled art lovers at the ‘Infinite Reflections’ exhibition, which opened at the ArtKaam Gallery on Thursday evening. The artists whose works have been showcased are Gabrielle Brinsmead, Lubna Jehangir and Tehmina Lodhi. All the works by Gabrielle, […]
KARACHI: The National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) is organising a festival of theatre for children titled Bachpan Ke Rung from Sept 21 to Oct 13. This was announced by Zain Ahmed, artistic director of the academy’s Repertory Theatre, at a press conference on Tuesday. Mr Ahmed said the stories of the plays which will […]
Kamal Khan’s debut feature film, Laal Kabootar, which stars Ahmed Ali Akbar and Mansha Pasha in lead roles released in Pakistan earlier this year. The critically acclaimed film recently had its television premiere, with most people praising the effort. Now the film has another feather in its cap. It has been selected for Oscar consideration […]
Friday afternoon saw the soft launch of Funparay, an art gallery located in Karachi’s upmarket Defence Housing Authority Phase-VI. The gallery’s owner, Nausheen Tariq, rather calls it an art studio. “There are paintings, there’s furniture, there are books — that’s a concept where a lots of artsy things are coming together,” said Nausheen, and vowed […]
ISLAMABAD – The National Highways and Motorways Police (NH&MP) has imposed ban over playing Indian movies in Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) traveling on motorways. According to a spokesman of NH&MP, the DIG Motorways Police has issued a notification through which Indian movies or immoral contents have been banned in public service vehicles. The notification says […]
KARACHI: Geo Films’ highly acclaimed ‘Laal Kabootar’ has been selected to be Pakistan’s official entry into the coveted Oscars 2019. The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee selected “Laal Kabootar” for Oscar consideration in the ‘International Feature Film Award’ category for the 92nd Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will choose the final […]
PESHAWAR: The annual Broghil Festival kicked off with colourful activities in the Broghil National Park in Upper Chitral district on Friday. Organized by the Tourism Corporation Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (TCK-P), and the Upper Chitral district administration, the festival is featuring various activities, including horse, yak and donkey polo, cricket, football, Buzkashi, marathon race, tug-of-war, wrestling, music and […]
VENICE: Pakistani short film ‘Darling’ has won an award at the Venice Film Festival. Directed by Saim Sadiq ‘Darling’ was selected as the Best Short Film, international media reported. ‘Darling’ premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in its new Orizzonti section, making it Pakistan’s first short movie that enthralled the oldest movie gala’s audience. […]
LAHORE: The first-ever Sikh exhibition organised at the Lahore Museum shows that Pakistan cares about the safety of the rights of minorities. This was stated by Lahore Museum Director Tariq Mahmood as she spoke at the inauguration of the exhibition at the Lahore Museum on Tuesday. The show was organised in connection with the birth […]
KARACHI: Playwright William Shakespeare strongly believed in divinity. A number of examples can be quoted to support this claim, one of which is a line from the play Hamlet, “There’s a divinity that shapes our ends/ Rough-hew them how we will.” To make it simpler, it means, man proposes, God disposes. In the history of […]
Islamabad-Every year, the capital gets its much-needed intellectual and cultural treat in the form of the annual Islamabad Literature Festival. Carrying on this legacy for the 6th time, the theme of this year’s ILF is ‘The Focus is Tomorrow: Reflecting on the Past’. The festival will take place on 27, 28, and 29 September 2019 […]
KARACHI: Given that it was the brainchild of Sabeen Mahmud, it was befitting that this year’s Creative Karachi Festival (CKF) had the tagline, “To Sabeen, with love.” Through the continuation of projects like the CKF, it is clear that that team at The Second Floor (T2F) is committed towards preserving Mahmud’s legacy and carrying forward […]
ISLAMABAD: More than 150 speakers will participate in 52 sessions at the sixth Islamabad Literature Festival, scheduled to be held next month after a year and a half hiatus. A press conference on the event, which is organised by the Oxford University Press (OUP), was held on Wednesday. It was announced that the three-day festival […]
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