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Sinf-e-Aahan is a contradictory title in itself, I don't need to be 'Aahan' to be strong: Bee Gul
Audience tried to hold stakeholders accountable for the portrayal of an ‘abusive society’ on screen at KLF
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Satire in the age of censorship
'Banana Boys' leave audience in stitches at Karachi Literature Festival
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Education key to progress: Dr Adeeb Rizvi
Literature fest opens with calls for improving health, education, environment
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Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah surprises Pakistani fans with live appearance at KLF
Actor attracted a huge crowd that gathered to hear him talk about his journey from mainstream to parallel cinema.
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A sombre KLF opens in 2021 amid Covid, Moin’s death
Structural shifts in world affairs highlighted during keynote address at 12th edition
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'People take anti-depressants as snacks': It’s time to talk about mental health
Panelists at a session at the KLF discuss mental health literacy
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10th KLF to be held from March 1-3
Over 235 speakers from Pakistan and abroad will address 80 sessions over the three days
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'Everyone is allowed an opinion but not to manipulate facts'
Speakers discuss state of the news media in Pakistan
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Unsung Urdu literature continues to live on
Literary platforms could help revive Urdu resistance literature, say speakers
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Making sense of the times: Is reality stranger than satire?
In a world where reality competes with satire, panelists at KLF try to make sense of it all
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Mani Shankar Aiyar calls for uninterruptible dialogue between India, Pakistan
Panellists want core issues addressed to resolve hostilities between the two neighbours
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‘We are all guilty, our guilt stems from our silence’
Doctors confess child sexual abuse cases have gone unreported before media highlights them at KLF
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The quest to encapsulate Pakistan cricket
KLF session set out to understand why Pakistanis embrace cricket despite being let down
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Universities – a breeding ground for terrorists?
Speakers disagree with session title, say problem has not reached boiling point yet
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From history to her story
Four women discuss the importance of female autobiographies
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Ninth KLF opens its doors to Karachiites
City’s most anticipated three-day literature festival to feature 250 speakers and performers
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KLF going to London next month
Day-long festival to feature 70 Pakistani writers, 20 sessions at Southbank's Royal Festival Hall in London
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Accolades: 6th UBL Literary Awards 2016 held
The awards were held in conjunction with the 8th Karachi Literature Festival
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Are we stuck in suffocating embraces?
Panellists question, deconstruct and explore power structures shaping Pakistan’s foreign policy
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'Politics to separate Karachi from Sindh has been crushed'
Haris Gazdar says major elites continue to rule metropolis
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Birth of two nations or two states?
Ayesha Jalal asserts Partition was of two states, not two nations
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Shaikh Ayaz: The voice of the people
Tribute paid to Sindhi poet who ‘created society’
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‘You can’t separate people and history’
Speakers discuss stories of Partition and its subsequent effects on people
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A resilient nation in a garrison state
Raza Rabbani says resilience can be seen in Pakistan’s people, its professionals and its middle class
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And it begins..: ‘The pen is the voice of the voiceless’
Karachi Literature Festival kicks off its eighth year with keynote speeches by Ayesha Jalal, Mustansar H Tarrar
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With 178 speakers and 70 sessions, KLF promises to be bigger than last year
Ayesha Jalal and Mustansir Hussain Tarar slated to be keynote speakers on inauguration day
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City gears up for eighth Karachi Literature Festival
Festival to celebrate Pakistan's 70th independence day with local keynote speaker
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Lack of awareness on intellectual property rights
Experts weigh in on adverse effects of intellectual theft
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Pakistan has fared poorly in handling challenges, says IBA dean
Technology and capital proving to be hindrances, says Ishrat Husain
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Getting into Amir Khusro’s trance
Session revolves around elevated stature of the great literary genius of the subcontinent
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Twitter has a field day over Anupam Kher being denied Pakistani visa
Anupam Kher is clearly having a bad week on Twitter