Stories by Shoaib Ahmed
Shoaib Ahmed is a reporter for Dawn with over 30 years of experience covering art, culture, and wildlife. His reporting encompasses both visual and performing arts as well as the Punjab Wildlife Department.
LAHORE: An exhibition of artworks, titled Interrupted Reveries, collateral to the NCA Triennale 2025 is attracting a...
Published 30 Nov, 2025 06:39am
LAHORE: The cultural heartbeat of Lahore is set to quicken as the Punjab Institute of Language, Art & Culture...
Published 18 Nov, 2025 06:27am
Visitors enjoy some of the city's iconic buildings, like the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Masjid, illuminated under the night sky.
Updated 16 Nov, 2025 06:36pm
LAHORE: Dr Arfa Syeda Zehra, an educationist, human rights activist, and a leading exponent of Urdu language and...
Published 11 Nov, 2025 06:51am
Official says more than 150 bird species previously documented in Lahore are now a rare sight.
Updated 07 Nov, 2025 10:04am
LAHORE: The use of aphrodisiacs and other “medicines” made from the body parts of certain animals is as old as...
Published 20 Oct, 2025 05:11am
LAHORE: Twelve giraffes recently imported from South Africa have completed their quarantine period of 30 days at the...
Published 19 Oct, 2025 08:13am
LAHORE: The Punjab Mass International Theatre Festival featured different theatrical performances, a workshop and...
Published 13 Oct, 2025 07:50am
LAHORE: In a session titled, ‘Green Punjab to combat air pollution’, held at Breathe Pakistan International...
Published 12 Oct, 2025 07:56am
LAHORE: A recent amendment to the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), criminalising sorcery and black magic, may help save...
Published 06 Oct, 2025 07:38am
The event was co-hosted by the Spanish embassy, with Spanish cellist Aldo Mata and pianist Qi Shen performing.
Published 01 Oct, 2025 12:08pm
LAHORE: In partnership with the Embassy of Spain Islamabad, Alhamra presented an evening of classical music with...
Published 01 Oct, 2025 06:45am
These soft-bodied beetles from the Lampyridae family, glow to attract mates, creating a natural spectacle like stars on the ground.
Updated 29 Sep, 2025 09:34am
LAHORE: An inauguration ceremony held at the Lahore Fort on Friday marked the completion of a major phase in the...
Published 27 Sep, 2025 04:31am
Deputy chief of Wildlife Rangers says possession fee for parakeets notified, detailed mechanism to be announced soon.
Updated 22 Sep, 2025 10:48am
LAHORE: The Punjab Council of the Arts has announced a line-up of cultural programmes and a series of events to be...
Published 10 Sep, 2025 07:15am
LAHORE:The Punjab Council of Arts (PCA) is reviving its cultural troupe established in 1975, which later fizzled...
Published 25 Aug, 2025 05:30am
LAHORE: Veteran TV actor and theatre director Shehnaz Sheikh, known for her plays such as Ankahi and Tanhaiyaan, ...
Published 11 Aug, 2025 05:49am
LAHORE: The National College of Arts (NCA) has initiated two new undergraduate programmes, the bachelor of fashion...
Updated 03 Aug, 2025 11:41am
LAHORE: Salima Hashmi, the artist, scholar and activist, led an engaging discussion on the impact of culture on...
Published 26 Jul, 2025 04:59am
