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.
THESE days, a lot of importance is given to mental health. Rightly so. It was particularly highlighted when a few...
Published 27 Apr, 2026 07:36am
Directed by Sufi Ghaus, Urdu adaptation of The Zoo Story completes its three-day run at Arts Council
Published 20 Apr, 2026 06:13am
ON April 21, 1976, the 38th death anniversary of Allama Mohammad Iqbal was observed in Karachi by arranging a ...
Published 20 Apr, 2026 06:13am
KARACHI: Wahab Jaffer is one of the finest artists Pakistan has produced. The octogenarian is also a respected art...
Updated 19 Apr, 2026 08:04am
ON April 16, 1976, a 50-ft long, dead whale weighing more than 250 maunds was taken out from the sea near Paradise...
Published 13 Apr, 2026 06:32am
KARACHI: It is thoughtful of the Arts Council to have resumed it’s ‘Baithak’ series in which classical...
Published 12 Apr, 2026 07:46am
KARACHI: The Arts Council of Pakistan highlighted literary achievements of Urdu and Punjabi poet, the late Munir...
Published 10 Apr, 2026 06:12am
KARACHI: The passion and consistency with which the All Pakistan Music Conference (APMC) has been organising events...
Published 07 Apr, 2026 08:31am
THESE days, we hear quite a bit about how important it is to display artworks at public places in order to present...
Published 06 Apr, 2026 06:11am
A debut Urdu short story collection explores empathy and inequality
Published 05 Apr, 2026 09:07am
CM Murad says his vision of strategic autonomy and public empowerment remains guiding force for Pakistan; Arts Council holds seminar on eve of Bhutto’s 47th death anniversary.
Published 04 Apr, 2026 05:54am
KARACHI: Eminent writer and researcher Syed Mazhar Jameel, who passed away on March 21, was remembered at a...
Published 31 Mar, 2026 07:11am
Encouraged and selected by their seniors, budding poets read their poetry at annual mushaira
Published 30 Mar, 2026 07:13am
THE issue of the ever-increasing vehicular traffic in Karachi seems to have no definitive solution. Along with the...
Published 30 Mar, 2026 07:13am
KARACHI: Can violence have its own aesthetic value? The question sounds absurd. Aesthetics is to do with beauty, and...
Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:07am
ON March 23, 1976, this newspaper ran a report on an important day in the history of the University of Karachi (KU)....
Published 23 Mar, 2026 07:05am
Aag Lagay Basti Mein, Bullah and Delhi Gate are all releasing in time for the holidays.
Published 20 Mar, 2026 11:49am
Besides Aag Lagay Basti Mein, Bullah and Delhi Gate, Hollywood film Project Hail Mary will also be released
Published 20 Mar, 2026 08:15am
IN the middle of the month of March 1976, the law enforcement agencies in Karachi were kept busy by groups involved...
Published 16 Mar, 2026 07:05am
IN 1971, Drigh Colony was brought under the jurisdiction of the Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC). Five years...
Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:07am
