Award winning books every Pakistani bibliophile should read
The literary world has all sorts of treasures. And where a majority of literary leaders happen to from foreign countries, it is a matter of pride for us that a few Pakistani’s…
Zia enthralls literary buffs on Yousafi’s 95th birth anniversary
KARACHI: Zia Muhiuddin, an internationally acclaimed performer and icon in the realms of culture, enthralled literature buffs by reading out excerpts from the work of equally accomplished and respected satirist, Mushtaq Ahmed…
Satirist Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, 94, passes away
Renowned Urdu satire writer Mushtaq Ahmad Yousafi, 94, has passed away in Karachi after prolonged ailment. He was being treated at a local hospital in Karachi. Yusufi, who was born in 1923 in…
Kabul ‘library on wheels’ drives Afghan children to read
KABUL: The door of the blue bus slides open and dozens of children excitedly bound up the steps, eager to get their hands on hard-to-find books in Kabul’s first mobile library. Named…
Nobel Prize for Literature cancelled after sex assault scandal
The Swedish Academy announced on Friday morning that there would be no Nobel laureate for literature selected in 2018, as it attempts to come to terms with controversy over its links to…
France to assist Pakistan in conservation of archaeological sites
ISLAMABAD: France will extend technical assistance to Pakistan for the conservation of archaeological sites and enhance mutual cooperation in the fields of literature, arts and culture. This was agreed by Advisor to…
LLF’18 shines through on return to Alhamra
LAHORE: It was in the midst of a late winter drizzle that the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) finally returned home to the Alhamra Arts Centre, as literati from all over the city thronged…
‘TV dramas are like a blanket difficult to leave’
KARACHI: In the opening session of the last day of 9th Karachi Literature Festival (KLF), Asif Farrukhi had an interesting conversation with popular TV writer Noorul Huda Shah. Asif Farrukhi asked why Noor…
KLF attracts thousands of literature lovers on second day
On the second day of Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) 2018 on Saturday, thousands of literature lovers thronged to the venue of the festival and actively participated in the events. People of all…
Promotion of art, literature is a noble cause: Irfan Siddiqui
PESHAWAR: Advisor to Prime Minister on National Heritage and Lok Virsa Irfan Siddiqui has said that the promotion of art and literature is a noble cause and stressed upon the need for…
CM congratulates new office bearers of “Dareecha” in Lahore
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated famous columnist and presidential award winning Seerat writer, Asghar Ali Javed over his selection as secretary of a literary body “Dareecha.” He also congratulated Joint…
Famed Sindhi writer Amar Jaleel receives Kamal-i-Fun award
Prominent Sindhi fiction writer and columnist Amar Jaleel was awarded the Kamal-i-Fun Award 2016 on Monday by a jury selected by the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL). Kamal-i-Fun is the highest award…
Three-day Children Literature Festival to start from Jan 12
LAHORE: A social movement on art and literature, Children Literature Festival (CLF) in collaboration with Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA), has been rescheduled from January 12 to14, 2018 inside the walled city.…
Qawwli, spirituality, dance and more: residents of Lahore throng Faiz International Festival Day 2
LAHORE: Faiz International Festival with its blend of classic and modern themes of discussion ranging from qawwali to the spiritual importance of cities, dance performances by school children and attendance by high…
Crime writer Ian Rankin predicts rise of ‘kind, gentle’ literature again
Global turmoil after seismic events such as Brexit and the election of President Donald Trump may push readers away from dystopian crime fiction to novels with a more comforting message, best-selling author…
George Saunders’ Lincoln in the Bardo wins Booker prize
LONDON: American author George Saunders won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Lincoln in the Bardo,” a polyphonic symphony of a novel about restless souls adrift in the afterlife.…
No Nobel for Haruki Murakami, while demand surges for winner Kazuo Ishiguro’s works in Japan
Tokyo: Japan had been pinning its hopes on its best-known novelist Haruki Murakami to win the Nobel Prize but eagerly claimed a link to the British winner, Kazuo Ishiguro with Japanese roots.…