Literary

The Women’s Prize for Fiction honours fiction from many different nationalities while covering a spectrum of genres

One prize of Rs1m and twenty of Rs0.2m awarded to writers and poets

Renowned poets, scholars, political leaders and students attend sessions

Khan explains family’s migration from country to country

WCLA DG Lashari pointed out that the conservation of heritage was a slow process for the past many years

Urdu poet Iftikhar Arif honoured with lifetime achievement award

A large number of literati, scholars and students in attendance

Speakers highlight Faiz’s desire for world peace

Shafqat Mahmood says govt plans to establish 5,000 literacy and skills development centres across Pakistan

Platform has always been unique in the crowd it gathers from the city

The activist remained as a prominent voice in the feminist struggle in Pakistan

The environment of a library teaches us discipline, says Prof Sherwani

He reigned the world of Urdu humour for the better half of the last century

Sharjah Children Reading Festival showcases book stalls from various countries around the world

Scholar, writer and educationist was 102 years old

Baba Najmi on being acknowledged by literary community across the border