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.
Historian Ayesha Jalal says Jinnah took firm stance on Kashmir and Palestine
Published 05 Aug, 2026 08:08am
KARACHI: Eminent writer, editor and publisher Shakeel Adilzada recalled interesting episodes from his personal and...
Published 04 Aug, 2026 07:12am
Directed by Arbaz Sheikh, the play completes its three-day run at Arts Council
Published 03 Aug, 2026 05:00am
ON Aug 4, 1976, it was announced that the Pakistan Railways Diesel Workshop in Karachi had rebuilt a 25-year-old...
Published 03 Aug, 2026 05:00am
KARACHI: The Arts Council of Pakistan on Tuesday evening celebrated 80th birth anniversary of renowned poetess...
Published 30 Jul, 2026 07:05am
ON July 27, 1976, the Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) made an appeal to citizens to refrain from dumping garbage...
Published 27 Jul, 2026 07:31am
KARACHI: Seasoned actress and writer Neelofar Abbasi went down memory lane to recall her life and career journeys at...
Published 26 Jul, 2026 07:03am
KARACHI: There are communities all over the world that feel sidelined in their respective societies because of...
Published 24 Jul, 2026 08:10am
The play highlights a yawning gap between perception and reality
Published 20 Jul, 2026 06:50am
In the third week of July, 1976, Karachi received its first spell of monsoon rains. On July 18, after nonstop...
Published 20 Jul, 2026 06:50am
Alliance Francaise holds music festival
Published 19 Jul, 2026 07:02am
ON July 14, 1976, the water supply to the city was disrupted due to a rupture in the Karachi Development Authority...
Published 14 Jul, 2026 07:00am
KARACHI: The board of management of the Quaid-i-Azam House Museum hosted a talk by Hum Network Chairperson Sultana...
Published 12 Jul, 2026 06:55am
KARACHI: Repetition of words or phrases in a piece of writing, especially when composing a work of fiction, is often...
Published 07 Jul, 2026 07:00am
EVERY year, when summer sets in, people start talking about the need to have more trees in the Sindh capital. This ...
Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:00am
KARACHI: A big number of friends, colleagues and admirers of eminent journalist Mazhar Abbas came to the Karachi...
Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:00am
ON June 28, 1976, as extensively reported by the media on June 29, a record budget of Rs76.85 crore was approved by...
Published 29 Jun, 2026 08:19am
THESE days, one hears about the arts councils that are functioning and doing well in the province of Sindh. The idea...
Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:04am
KARACHI: The Francophonia Film Festival organised by the Alliance Francaise de Karachi (AFK) concluded on Saturday...
Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:04am
KARACHI: Distinguished artist and collector Abdul Wahab Jaffer passed away on Friday night. He was 85. He leaves behind a son...
Published 21 Jun, 2026 07:40am
