Irfan Aslam

FESTIVAL: IS THE LLF LOSING ITS STEAM?

The 13th Lahore Literary Festival, which took place February 21-23, had some intriguing sessions of discussions focusing on the... Published 02 Mar, 2025 08:19am

Exploring the world of the supernatural and sci-fi

LAHORE: American author and Man Booker Prize finalist Karen Joy Fowler says she does not believe in the supernatural... Published 24 Feb, 2025 07:14am

A plane crash survivor’s story of hope and resilience

LAHORE: Banker Zafar Masud, one of the two survivors of the crash of the PIA plane in Karachi in 2020, shared his... Published 23 Feb, 2025 06:32am

Does money really matter to become a writer or artist?

LAHORE: One of very interesting sessions on the second day of the Lahore Literary Festival on Saturday had writers... Published 23 Feb, 2025 06:32am

History of Spain and Notre-Dame

LAHORE: “History is always changing, including the things that we think don’t change, including religion.... Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:14am

LLF kicks off with Ayesha Jalal’s talk on enlightenment and Iqbal

LAHORE: The 13th edition of the Lahore Literary Festival kicked off at Alhamra on Friday with keynote address by... Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:14am

Lahore Literary Festival kicks off with a focus on enlightenment

The three-day literary festival features foreign and local authors and other cultural figures, discussing a myriad of topics. Published 21 Feb, 2025 12:21pm

Lahore Literary Festival on theme of enlightenment opens today

CEO says LLF has galvanised young people into reading and literary traditions Updated 21 Feb, 2025 09:12am

Remembering Shyam Benegal – the last gentleman of Indian film industry

LAHORE: Shyam Benegal, one of the pioneers of parallel cinema in India, who passed away at the age of 90 in December... Published 17 Feb, 2025 05:41am

Europe-bound Pakistani migrants knew what perils awaited them

Family of Morocco boat tragedy victims sold land, paid Rs4m each so Sufyan and Atif could make it to Spain from Mauritania. Updated 17 Feb, 2025 10:49am

Nandita Das – the accidental actor – revisits her film journey

LAHORE: Indian actor and director Nandita Das has termed direction the most fulfilling among all the feathers in her... Published 16 Feb, 2025 06:12am

What do readers look for at Lahore International Book Fair?

The annual event is happening at Expo Centre until 9th Published 07 Feb, 2025 08:13am

Of folk toys and toymakers

LAHORE: Traditional folk toys, especially made of clay and reed, of the land of Punjab have almost disappeared since... Published 25 Jan, 2025 07:02am

‘Bharat was coined in ancient Punjab’

Mushtaq Soofi asks why other ethnicities in Pakistan did not stop invaders Published 13 Jan, 2025 06:19am

Enlightenment did not originate in West, declares Ayesha Jalal

LAHORE: Pakistani-American historian Ayesha Jalal says most people believe that enlightenment came from the West,... Published 13 Jan, 2025 06:19am

Remembering Lahore of Bapsi Sidhwa

LAHORE: Perin Boga, a former professor of the Kinnaird College, speaking about Lahore as written about by Bapsi... Published 12 Jan, 2025 07:04am

Mira Nair traces her connection with Lahore

ThinkFest starts with discussion on The Reluctant Fundamentalist Published 12 Jan, 2025 07:04am

OBITUARY: Garothman Behest Bapsi Sidhwa: the quintessential Pakistani writer

Full of humour, The Crow Eaters was not well received by the Parsi community, which surprised Bapsi, who said she wrote the book Updated 30 Dec, 2024 09:06pm

Two films at Jeddah festival portray Palestinian resilience

Yalla Parkour and To a Land Unknown were directed by second-generation Palestinian refugee filmmakers. Published 12 Dec, 2024 12:03pm

Two films at Jeddah festival portray Palestinian resilience

Yalla Parkour and To a Land Unknown directed by second-generation Palestinian refugee filmmakers Published 12 Dec, 2024 07:04am