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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia is about ‘you’
Author Mohsin Hamid says his new novel is a self-help book in disguise.
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After the KLF
One does hope the KLF organisers will reconsider the fee for the future.
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Man fights loss of three daughters in Israeli strike
The Palestinian man discounts hatred as a healing mechanism.
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Bourgeois Pakistanis hate the Bhuttos because they challenge feudals: British politician
George Galloway says he will stay with the Bhuttos till his last breath.
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To make Urdu a self-dependant language, we must become a self-dependant nation first: Arfa Sayeda Zehra
Scholar says irresponsible use of words, such as tsunami and drone attack, has butchered the Urdu language.
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'Tax the rich and forget foreign aid'
Cameron Munter says Pakistan needs to end its dependence on assistance.
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KLF: Three out of six, pairs of foreign eyes look at Pakistan
Der Spiegel correspondent Hasnain Kazim and New York Times journalist Declan Walsh discuss working in Pakistan.
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With ‘The Arabs are Alive’ a call to be critical Muslims
The three-volume series sweeps across the post-Arab Spring perceptions, Islam in Pakistan and collective identity.
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KLF: The woman who valiantly led armies on an elephant to keep the British at bay
Writer Kenize Mourad waxes lyrical about the life of Hazrat Begum Mahal.
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KLF: Jaun Elia may have been known for his verse, but compilation now gives fans prose to adore
‘Farnood’ is launched at the Karachi Literature Festival.
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KLF: Emerging talent proves threre’s more to the literary scene than the Kamilas and Mohsins
Shazaf Fatima, Syed Kashif Raza, Masud Alam win over new readers.
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KLF: Keeping it in the family while playing to the gallery
Victoria Schofield, Najmuddin Shaikh and Barkha Dutt argue for and against dynastic politics in South Asia.
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KLF: ‘Karachi’s ordered disorder makes its violence manageable for society by those who alter lives’
Members of session on "Dynamics of Karachi" included Steve Inskeep, writer Aquila Ismail and scholar Laurent Gayer.
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This is why George Galloway was chief guest of the KLF closing ceremony
Israel, occupation of Muslim lands and drones bring Karachi audience to its feet for British MP.
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Karachi Literature Festival: Trying to ‘burrow under barbed wire fences’
Editor of Himal Southasian speaks on the importance of being South Asian.
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Karachi Literature Festival: History lesson leaves many squirming in their seats
In Pakistan and India people are encouraged not to question.
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Karachi Literature Festival: Declining state of human rights in the country
Panellists say all are equal but some are more equal in the eyes of law.
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Comedians: In Pakistan, joking about some topics is no laughing matter
Satirist Ali Gul Pir says he received death threats after his first music video .
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KLF: Session on political economy highlights workings of the deep state
Panellists choose to stick to the sociology and politics of Pakistani society.
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Language barriers hinder learning in Pakistan, say experts
"Are children from either government or private sector schools getting a half way decent education?”
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Nusrat Ali’s skill at mimicking leaves the audience in stitches
The radio personality’s spot-on imitation of literary giants surprised many..
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KLF: ‘I taped my eyes shut to get into my character’s skin’
Nadeem Aslam shares with Kamila Shamsie snippets of the creative process when he wrote ‘A Blind Man’s Garden’.
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KLF: From writers to characters, politics is everywhere in a Pakistan novel
Muneeza Shamsie brings together writers to figure out whether subject matter comes first or the character.
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Mohsin Hamid’s “rich” talk not about money
Novelist previews his upcoming tome “How to get filthy rich in rising Asia”.
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KLF: The missing Baloch are among us
Mohammed Hanif launches his new book The Baloch Who is Not Missing and Others who are.
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KLF: The film is good but what are its box office hopes?
Names connected with film-making talk about getting independent films screened in Pakistan.
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Russian scholar labels Pakistan a 'success story'
Belokrenitsky said that 2014 can be a turning point for Pakistan as foreign troops are expected to exit Afghanistan
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'A new generation which writes in English has arrived and the era seems to be theirs'
Emerging Urdu writers need to revolt against the work of their predecessors to be able to achieve recognition
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‘Mujh se naraz na hon’: Gripped with nostalgia, Gulzar returns home
Agar Hindustan mera desh hai, to Pakistan mera watan.
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KLF: Friends put together Sindhi poet Hassan Dars’s risalo after his death
Hassan died in 2011 and never really cared to compile his work; this never stopped young people from memorising it.
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KLF: ‘Mass literature is the ladder to high-brow work’
Writers dispel misperceptions associated with Urdu digests.
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KLF: ‘Just because Bollywood has 3 Khans doesn’t mean all Indian Muslims are doing well’
Actors on television aren’t really a true represenative of opportunities that exist for the rest of Muslims in India.
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KLF: Amar Jaleel ventures into territories others fear to tread
Veteran Sindhi writer says there is a need to change attitude towards regional languages and respect all languages.
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KLF: Say Mustansar Hussain Tarar really fast 10 times... try it
Writer says he prefers writing a novel as it has more room for creativity
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KLF: Social work as a weapon against militants
Lorenza Raponi’s Half of Two Paisas on the Edhis launched at KLF.
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Fourth KLF: To offset the dark clouds over Karachi come bright writers, thinkers
Hundreds of people turn up for weekend amid book launches, discussions, heated debates.
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Cricket and cricket writing: 'There are few teams as unpredictable as Pakistan'
Sport writers Osman Samiuddin, Saad Shafqat and Kamila Shamsie talk about cricket writing .
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Don't be angry with me, Gulzar tells KLF organiser
Gulzar wrote letter titled "Mujh Se Naraz Na Hon", he felt uneasy after visit to his birthplace, mentor's grave.
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Literature festival in Karachi
Disappointing though the cancellations are, they should not detract from efforts to make KLF such a star-studded event
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Going home: Gulzar returns to India ‘Subah Subah’
His departure two days before the KLF sets off a storm of media speculation.
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Mounting casualties: After Gulzar, Shobhaa De also cancels for KLF
Shobhaa De says her visa was issued very late by Pakistani authorities, making it impossible for her to travel.
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Security fears?: Gulzar goes back to India
Rehman Malik suggests someone from the US called Gulzar and 'misled' him over an attack in Karachi.
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Man of magical words, Gulzar, to attend 4th KLF
With over 200 literary luminaries, Karachi Literature Festival looks promising.
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Calling all book lovers: KLF to start from February 15
The festival, the first of its kind in Pakistan, has been host to big names in the field of literature.