Stories by Peerzada Salman

Peerzada Salman is the Special Correspondent for Arts & Culture for Dawn in Karachi, having been associated with the newspaper since 2003. He writes weekly columns on Karachi’s history and Pakistani showbiz alongside his coverage of cultural events.

This week 50 years ago: Poor quality atta, barefoot teachers and demand for VC’s election

WHEN the issue of poor quality wheat flour being supplied to consumers — as was mentioned last week in this column...

Published 26 Oct, 2026 06:06am

A ‘non-Western perspective’ on Ukraine conflict

At launch of Ukraine War: Beyond the Headlines, Russian diplomat praises Pakistan for ‘always taking an independent

Published 24 Oct, 2026 06:20am

Mayor Murtaza Wahab says World Culture Festival will celebrate Karachi

The third edition of the World Culture Festival will be held from Oct 29 to Nov 22.

Published 22 Oct, 2026 10:00am

World Culture Festival will celebrate Karachi, says mayor

KARACHI: Mayor Murtaza Wahab has said the third edition of the World Culture Festival (WCF 2026) being organised by...

Published 22 Oct, 2026 05:44am

The legacy of Wahab Jaffer

KARACHI: Wahab Jaffer, who passed away on June 19, was one of Pakistan’s finest painters and a reputed art...

Published 21 Oct, 2026 07:05am

THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: High rate of road accidents and bad quality atta

KARACHI’S traffic woes are directly related to the rapid increase in its population. This means, it’s a pretty...

Published 19 Oct, 2026 06:40am

All about equestrian art

KARACHI: In the 1970s, a play titled Equus by Peter Shaffer became a huge hit. It is about a disturbed young man who...

Published 18 Oct, 2026 06:41am

This week 50 years ago: King Khalid in Karachi and Jatoi’s claim to solve city’s problems

ON Oct 10, 1976, King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia came to Pakistan on a week-long visit. On the evening of...

Published 12 Oct, 2026 07:00am

Journalist and writer Sheikh Aziz remembered

KARACHI: Friends, colleagues and family members of distinguished journalist Sheikh Aziz went down memory lane to ...

Published 10 Oct, 2026 04:47am

World Culture Festival to bring 1,000 artists from 150 countries to Karachi

The festival will run at the Arts Council of Pakistan from Oct 29 to Nov 22.

Published 08 Oct, 2026 10:37am

Artists from 150 countries to participate in World Culture Festival

KARACHI: More than 500 Pakistanis and 1,000 artists from 150 countries will participate in this year’s World...

Published 08 Oct, 2026 07:01am

This week 50 years ago: Cancelled wedding dinners and development work

AUSTERITY and energy conservation drives introduced by the authorities concerned to counter high prices of...

Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:16am

The Unbearable Solitude of the Third Eye opens

Work of distinguished photojournalist Arif Mahmood is on display at Mohatta Palace Museum

Published 04 Oct, 2026 06:19am

Death and the Maiden staged at Arts Council

KARACHI: One distinctly remembers Roman Polanski’s movie version of Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman’s drama...

Published 29 Sep, 2026 06:58am

This week 50 years ago: Exhibition of Quaid’s relics and Ismat Chughtai at KPC

IT WAS a week in which a couple of memorable cultural events took place in the city. Things, however, started on an...

Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:18am

French rap duo enthrals music lovers

Lobo EL and Cotchei sang Nazia Hasan’s ‘Disco deewane’, besides French and Spanish songs at Alliance Francaise

Published 25 Sep, 2026 07:02am

THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: Eid celebrations and gastroenteritis

ON Sept 26, 1976, the nation celebrated Eidul Fitr with fervour. As if often happens, it’s on the second day of ...

Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:45am

Reinventing the Genre underway

KARACHI: We usually associate the word ‘finesse’ with the art of miniature painting. It is obvious: the genre...

Published 20 Sep, 2026 04:50am

This week 50 years ago: Tragedy strikes as scores die in Lyari building collapse

ON Sept 14, 1976, the country’s media broke the shocking news that the day before (Sept 13) scores of people died...

Published 14 Sep, 2026 07:04am

Bargad — a play inspired by true events underway at Napa

KARACHI: A play based on true events titled Bargad written by Yogeshwar Karera and directed by Ali Junejo began its...

Published 14 Sep, 2026 07:04am