KARACHI: A stage play titled Aladdin put up by students of the Garage School at the Arts Council Karachi on Friday night wowed theatre lovers with its slick production value, intelligent bilingual script and heart-warming performances. The moment the curtains went up, the nice Middle Eastern backdrop and a group of singers (choir) gave the […]
KARACHI: Former BBC broadcaster and journalist, Raza Ali Abidi, was paid the most warm and glowing of tributes by former colleagues, peers and friends for his invaluable services to the cause of journalism and education. Abidi was lavishly praised for having disseminated the most precious information about various fields of life through his writings, radio […]
KARACHI: An exhibition of posters followed by a symposium to celebrated music through 100 years of cinema, organised by Amateurs’ Melodies Group and the Progressive Writers Association, was held at the Manzar Akbar Hall of Arts Council Karachi on Wednesday evening. The posters, culled from different sources, were put in a manner that they highlighted […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Diverse views were expressed on the life and works of legendary Urdu fiction writer Ismat Chughtai at an event held to discuss the publication of the second edition of the book titled ‘Ismat Apa’ by Shakila Rafique at the Arts Council Karachi on Monday evening. Prof Sahar Ansari, who presided over […]
Ammar Shahbazi Intizar Husain is one of those rare writers who make efforts to spread misconceptions about themselves, said Shamim Hanfi, a New Delhi-based literary critic. Delivering a lecture titled ‘An unparalleled literary master: Intizar Husain’ at the Arts Council on Wednesday, Hanfi said, “Nobody has worked so hard to distort the interpretation of his […]
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