Irfan Aslam

Shahzad Aslam among the finalists of Dhahan Prize this year

“The award made a huge difference in Shahmukhi literary landscape” Published 17 Sep, 2024 07:31am

Are oral historians really lazy and do we fetishise the past?

Hard questions asked on concluding day of Lyallpur History Conference Published 28 Aug, 2024 05:44am

Region must be the centre – calls out Lyallpur History Conference

FAISALABAD: Dr Anne Murphy from the University of British Columbia, Canada, raised the question of region’s... Published 27 Aug, 2024 07:46am

Autobiography as literary device and women’s cricket

LAHORE: A question was raised about using autobiographical for writing fiction as the moderator Raza Naeem called it... Published 18 Aug, 2024 08:10am

Most cities to be 5-6 degrees Celsius warmer by 2080

App shows climate change may turn many cities in Pakistan unlivable. Published 17 Jul, 2024 07:01am

Pakistan’s dismal position in gender gap report calls for action

Activists seek redefining women’s role as country hits bottom; Pakistan is 145th among 146 countries. Published 06 Jul, 2024 07:02am

A journey from stop-motion animation to short films

LAHORE: Saman Kamran is an animation artist and director who is one of the pioneers of the stop-motion medium in the... Published 20 Jun, 2024 07:09am

Hameed Haroon – the art enthusiast, collector gets recognised

BNU bestows its inaugural award on him for contributions to art, culture Updated 09 Jun, 2024 12:07pm

FICTION: The invisible writer

A rare and long-awaited collection of fiction from a distinguished man of letters leaves the reader thirsting for more Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

The dark side of Thar coal project

Documentary depicts plight of the people endangered by the project Published 13 May, 2024 08:25am

Revisiting Lahore cinema and dismantling language through art

LAHORE: A character, a diehard fan of Sultan Rahi, in the short film and installation, remembers the time when a... Published 09 May, 2024 07:01am

T.E. Lawrence and writing back from Lahore

LAHORE: A play, Lawrence in Lahore: the Lost Years, has taken up the subject of the life of the spy that the British... Published 20 Apr, 2024 06:10am

A low-cost sustainable housing solution for flood-hit areas

LAHORE: Severe effects of climate change and global warming hit Pakistan hard in the form of devastating floods in... Published 10 Apr, 2024 08:08am

Remembering Irfan Husain’s life of passion

LAHORE: Friends of the columnist Irfan Husain got together and shared their memories on the launch of his posthumous... Published 29 Mar, 2024 06:20am

Young filmmakers urged to leave TV style of filming

Veteran filmmaker says Pakistani market very sizable and needs to be explored. Published 03 Mar, 2024 06:55am

Novel Rolaak and Urdu poetry in new generation

LAHORE: Rafaqat Hayat says he had written short stories before embarking upon writing a novel and did many... Published 26 Feb, 2024 08:05am

What do they call death in Portuguese?

Jose Luis Peixoto on his novel about his father’s death, mourning and loss Published 26 Feb, 2024 08:05am

Novel survived though declared dead many times: Monica Ali

LAHORE: British novelist Monica Ali says that the novel has been declared dead many times over by many different... Published 25 Feb, 2024 07:25am

History Teacher of Lahore is based on real life events

LAHORE: Fiction writer, translator and Professor at New York University Tahira Naqvi says a novel begins like any... Published 25 Feb, 2024 07:25am

LLF opens its gates with galaxy of writers from across the world

LAHORE: The 12th edition of the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) kicked off at the Alhamra Art Centre here on Friday.... Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:33am