Lahore Literary Festival

Delegates from 10 countries are participating in the event

The Punjabi drama was directed by renowned theatre teacher Huma Safdar

Speakers stress conducive environment necessary to develop interest

Shed light on evolution of world politics and Pakistan's role in it

Poets have their own way to express their feeling of confrontation of tyranny

Reza Aslan and Shobhaa De will also be holding sessions

Organisers claim event will be held as per schedule; security confirmation awaited

Three-day free  public event will begin on February 24.

Lahore Literary Festival was generally rated a success, with 100,000-strong amazingly well-behaved audience

Events such as the raucous Lahore Literary Festival are reclaiming the 'cultural space' that has shrunk significantly

Haroon said on December 25 1949, at Jinnah’s last birthday, he had wanted a private party at Hidayatullah’s house

Speakers say destruction of heritage sites in Afghanistan had been motivated by greed

David Bowie’s life and art discussed at LLF panel

Hamid says his recent novel is an attempt to counter prevailing narratives about non-western societies

Madhur Jaffrey takes cooking beyond spices, recipes

Industrialist Syed Babar Ali shares his success story

Noorani said the destruction of Hyderabad was much more than the destruction of a princely state

Speakers say movement far from over

Egyptian activist says military used sexual violence to break unity amongst male and female activists

Speakers stress the need for right priorities

Journalist Ahmed Rashid moderated the session

Ashar called Hussain the lion of Ganga-Jamuna civilisation

First regular women’s magazine started in Lahore in 1893

Speaker says cities are always the hub of revolutionary activity

Speakers call for equal rights to be afforded to citizens

Tagore says she made a conscious decision to reinvent herself

An exhibition of Anwar Shemza’s paintings opens at NCA

The Lahore Literary Festival hosts a variety of speakers from various countries

Three-day festival set to commence on Friday