KLF 2016

We should hold literary festivals in places like Mardan, Wana & Khairpur instead of just in Karachi, Lahore

Speakers were invited to investigate whether our national poet’s magnum opus was inspired by Italian Dante Alighieri

Zehra was one of the panellists at a session on ‘Sarkari Urdu, Awami Urdu: the Official Status of Urdu’

Scholar Nomanul Haq said that Rumi’s poems transport readers into a realm of philosophical thought

Barbara D Metcalf speaks about origins of Deoband movement and role of ethics in Islam

The statement set the tone at the session, titled ‘Our History, Our Responsibility’

Transgender people are forced to choose either to be identified as a woman or a man, a panelist observes

Experts highlight region’s problems, recall its history

Asif Farrukhi says Intizar Hussain will continue to live through his memories, books and conversations

German author Stephen Kopetzky’s novel 'Risk' launched at KLF

Panelists discuss myths present in Pakistani society and their impact on the people

She mentions how Pakistan has a strange obsession with honour and this obsession just rests with women and not men

Film distributors, actors and film-maker discuss revival of cinema

Session titled ‘Words and Images of the Day’ dissects 21st century journalism

Tahira Syed, Arshad Mahmud share personalised account of music icon’s life

Quddus Mirza says writing and making art are two sides of the same coin

Veteran Bollywood actor was denied a visa to visit the country to attend the Karachi Literature Festival