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                                                            Curtain falls on KLF with mesmerizing qawwali renditionClosing ceremony celebrates literary legends Zehra Nigah, Iftikhar Arif, Kishwar Naheed and Muneeza Shamsie 
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                                                            Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah surprises Pakistani fans with live appearance at KLFActor attracted a huge crowd that gathered to hear him talk about his journey from mainstream to parallel cinema. 
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                                                            What is holding Pakistan's education back?Panellists at KLF laud book on country's education system and those trying to change it 
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                                                            ‘Country needs to up the ante in its diplomatic game’Maleeha Lodhi on Pakistan's challenges at KLF session 
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                                                            A joke a day can keep Karachi’s trauma at bayComedians, artists discuss political, therapeutic roots of satire 
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                                                            ‘An example of colonisation of minds, ideas — South Asia’The coloniser may be expelled but traces of colonisation remain: Kloeble at KLF session 
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                                                            A sombre KLF opens in 2021 amid Covid, Moin’s deathStructural shifts in world affairs highlighted during keynote address at 12th edition 
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                                                            Renowned writer Dr Asif Farrukhi passes awayAcclaimed for his writing and literary criticism, he was a founder member of KLF 
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                                                            Mahmood urges steps to end educational inequalityEducation minister says prevailing issues require huge efforts 
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                                                            Sindh may have suffered a setback, but it has immense potentialPanel at KLF discusses strategies and plan to take province forward 
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                                                            Can poetic expression counter violent extremism in Pakistan?'Maybe we can all live happily ever after' 
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                                                            Book launching at KLFAuthored by former State Bank Governor Dr Ishrat Husain the book highlights the socioeconomic problems of Sindh 
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                                                            Promoting cultural activism to counter extremismExperts give their opinion on extremism, culture and education in Sindh 
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                                                            Administrative overlaps, poor planning ail KarachiPanelists at KLF session, ‘The Karachi Dilemma: Conservation and Evolution’ give their two cents on the city 
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                                                            10th KLF to be held from March 1-3Over 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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                                                            'Writers take from what is offered to them'Rosinka Chaudhri says poets should strive to be marginal 
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                                                            'Poetry detached from suffering of the downtrodden never reaches greatness'Luminaries of civil society discuss past, present and future of 'mazahmati adab' 
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                                                            ‘Inclusion will lead to better educational institutions’Good students will build good institutions, say speakers 
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                                                            How fake news phenomenon isolated LyariDocumentary 'Don Akhbar' shows how one newspaper demonised an entire locality 
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                                                            Habib University students launch anthology, say writing impacts history, societyJabbar read out her poem from the book which explored the differences of language among generations. 
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                                                            #MeToo talk pushes aside issue of harassmentKLF discussion failed to address key issues, concentrates on issues of women, transgenders in Pakistan 
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                                                            'Sufis first bring people closer to their hearts, then to humanity'Panelists discuss the essence of sufism in session 'Shrines and Sufi Legacy' on KLF's second day 
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                                                            KLF book prizes’ long lists announced161 authors to speak at festival to be held from February 9 to 11 
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                                                            KLF brings Maldives poet to PakistanIbrahim Waheed Ogaru is on a mission to showcase Maldives as more than just a tourist destination 
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                                                            KLF: Speakers stress on country’s unequal socio-economic systemLeading experts say government shying away from responsibility 
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                                                            Karachi always remains in your blood: Omar Shahid HamidAuthor speaks at launch of his third book, The Party Worker 
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                                                            The turbulent yet fulfilling journey of music in PakistanKLF session Pakistani Music: From Raagas to Rock was held on Friday night 
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                                                            KLF kicks off 8th edition by giving voice to the voicelessLiterature festival starts with keynote speeches by Ayesha Jalal, Mustansir H Tarar 
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                                                            The literature divideThis year two festivals were held in Pakistan's different cities but with varied clientele, audience and expectations 
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                                                            Bringing together great minds: Literature festivals bridge gap between Karachi and ManchesterKLF to collaborate with Manchester festival in fall this year 
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                                                            ‘Don’t hold back, just do it’Ellias was a trade union activist in his 20s before he became a professional photographer 
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                                                            Helping artists move beyond bordersThe artists are also working to bring to the fore the plight of migrants 
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                                                            The myth-maker, the storyteller and the explorer“A lot of what I write comes from an urge to make up for what was never said,” she claimed 
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                                                            Looking for science at a literature festivalAccording to Sardar, Muslims do not encourage scientific discourse at any level 
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                                                            Show me a soft image of Pakistan and I will present it: Hina Rabbani KharFormer foreign minister chats about her life: personal, professional and political 
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                                                            Unchained melody of oppressionSpeakers discuss 'discomforting' topics of child abuse, prostitution 
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                                                            Pity the grass when elephants fight, Salman Khurshid on KashmirExperts discuss complexities of solving the Kashmir issue, missing voice of locals 
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                                                            Memory and the city: Art to step out of galleries in 2017 with Karachi BiennaleEvent aims to project how artists, curators, historians and art educators look at the city 
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                                                            Complexities of memory and fictionAccording to Naqvi, “recollection is always a communal endeavour.” 
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                                                            KLF remembers the father of literature festivalsMoment of silence for Intizar Hussain marks start of seventh literary event 
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                                                            After Anupam Kher, Nandita Das drops out of Karachi Literature FestivalBollywood actor shares the news on her Facebook post, citing health reasons for not being able to attend 7th KLF 
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                                                            On its seventh leg of journey, KLF to award Urdu fiction, non-fiction works7th Karachi Literature Festival to kick off from February 5 
 
    












































