With Lahore in his veins
Ajaz Anwar came to be known much before he found recognition in the world of art and culture. It was because of his father, cartoonist Anwar, who drew impish and sharp-tongued Nanna when associated with The Pakistan...
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What lies beneath
A girl is rambling through long grass towards a road. A camera, hidden among reeds, watches her progress. She starts to run, following a boy as he jumps a stream. We could be anywhere, following two kids on their...
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A befitting tribute
“Walls, walls, give him more walls!” exclaimed an applauding reviewer, impressed by Sadequain’s innovative 1957 Karachi Airport mural; so quote Hameed Haroon and Farida Munavarjahan Said in the introductory essay of...
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Art for healing
The first things to catch your attention when you walk into the entrance is a stunning array of modern art: paintings, photographs, sculpture, prints and installations, part of a collection that includes 700 artworks. A transparent...
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Karachi’s own lost tribe
The main, old and extensive graveyards of Karachi are highly regimented. Where these are concerned, death is not a great leveller. Indeed, death fails to pull down ethnic and religious barriers that separate the dead from one another in their last resting-place....
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Tale of two cities
An event of great import and significance for culture is to begin in Islamabad on December 8 when a grand National Seminar on Culture, Cultural Heritage and Cultural Tourism will open...
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