On March 23, Mohsin Hamid was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz [Star of Excellence] by the government of Pakistan for his... Published Apr 01, 2018 06:49am

One of the interesting sessions of the second and final day of the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) was about Lucknow,... Published Feb 26, 2018 07:19am

A debut collection of poems is a paean to the poet’s nostalgia about his city, but offers much, much more Published Feb 25, 2018 07:11am

Four companions and friends of Munoo Bhai, namely rights activist I.A. Rehman, journalist and writer Masood Ashar,... Published Feb 25, 2018 07:10am

LAHORE: The Lahore International Book Fair (LIBF) has become an integral part of the cultural milieu of Lahore,... Published Feb 02, 2018 06:00am

A TEENAGED boy is taking a photograph of his friend with the azure water of Khabeki Lake in the background. They are... Published Jan 26, 2018 06:18am

LAHORE: Nain Sukh says Dada Amir Haider’s story, Achhna Gachhna (Coming and Going) , was first titled by him as... Published Jan 15, 2018 07:00am

The Faiz International Festival, despite repetition of some topics and panelists, has become a brand since its first... Published Nov 20, 2017 06:54am

Writer and researcher Ahmad Salim considers Saadat Hasan Manto the foremost progressive writer in the subcontinent,... Published Nov 05, 2017 06:44am

LAHORE: Political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot considers Sufism an important aspect of Pakistani heritage which is... Published Oct 23, 2017 07:18am

LAHORE: Heritage Now, the festival to celebrate the cultural heritage of Pakistan, started here at Alhamra Art ... Published Oct 22, 2017 07:00am

Partition survivors recall bitter memories during Heritage Now event Published Oct 22, 2017 07:00am

A translation of Bertolt Brecht’s poetry seasons universal thoughts with local flavour Updated Sep 25, 2017 01:57pm

Urdu poetry has got some genres named after the number of lines they have, like ruba’i (four-line poem) and... Published Jul 02, 2017 06:57am

Waqas Khwaja has been writing poetry for about five decades. His first collection, Poems, was published in 1979.... Updated Jun 11, 2017 09:17pm

There have always been abundance of literary journals in Urdu literature in Pakistan but the case with such journals... Published Apr 16, 2017 07:39am

Despite a ban on student unions, the Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba have thrived on Punjab’s campuses. Why? Updated Apr 10, 2017 05:19pm

The process of nativisation of English language writing in India had started even before the Partition through... Published Mar 12, 2017 07:24am

Historian Ayesha Jalal says Pakistan must learn from its partnership in the past with the US and vis-a-vis its... Published Feb 26, 2017 07:00am

Kenyan novelist, playwright and essayist Ngugi bade farewell to the English language and started writing in his... Published Feb 20, 2017 07:12am