Irfan Aslam

Call for avoiding ‘language chauvinism’

Dr Ishtiaq says Pakistan ideology has no space for regional cultures; PA speaker pledges Punjabi in schools by next year Published 20 Nov, 2024 07:53am

Issue of ‘dual’ script highlighted at start of Punjabi conference

LAHORE: The critical question of Punjabi language scripts in Indian and Pakistani Punjab was raised during panel... Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:13am

Provocation through artistic expression

LAHORE: Creativity whether in the form of colours or words or any other artistic expression is an act of defiance... Published 08 Nov, 2024 07:29am

Analysis: Tackling smog will take more than ‘lockdowns and prohibitions’

Experts say poor air quality "not a seasonal issue"; call for holistic reforms, including cleaner fuels, checking emissions, legal reforms. Updated 06 Nov, 2024 09:40am

UN rights body concerned at internet/social media blackouts

College girl’s "rape" issue resounds in Geneva besides religious intolerance, curbs on rights activists, Pashtun/Baloch students. Updated 19 Oct, 2024 12:51pm

Pakistan under the scanner of UN committee over rights violations

Questions raised over clampdown on recent protests, issues of excessive use of force, NAB, climate change, women rights. Updated 18 Oct, 2024 11:15am

If You Exist, I Exist – Exploring spiritual ecology and interdependence

LAHORE: Fourteen artists joined hands to explore ‘spiritual ecology and interdependence in the changing world’... Published 12 Oct, 2024 07:28am

Shahzad Aslam among the finalists of Dhahan Prize this year

“The award made a huge difference in Shahmukhi literary landscape” Published 17 Sep, 2024 07:31am

Are oral historians really lazy and do we fetishise the past?

Hard questions asked on concluding day of Lyallpur History Conference Published 28 Aug, 2024 05:44am

Region must be the centre – calls out Lyallpur History Conference

FAISALABAD: Dr Anne Murphy from the University of British Columbia, Canada, raised the question of region’s... Published 27 Aug, 2024 07:46am

Autobiography as literary device and women’s cricket

LAHORE: A question was raised about using autobiographical for writing fiction as the moderator Raza Naeem called it... Published 18 Aug, 2024 08:10am

Most cities to be 5-6 degrees Celsius warmer by 2080

App shows climate change may turn many cities in Pakistan unlivable. Published 17 Jul, 2024 07:01am

Pakistan’s dismal position in gender gap report calls for action

Activists seek redefining women’s role as country hits bottom; Pakistan is 145th among 146 countries. Published 06 Jul, 2024 07:02am

A journey from stop-motion animation to short films

LAHORE: Saman Kamran is an animation artist and director who is one of the pioneers of the stop-motion medium in the... Published 20 Jun, 2024 07:09am

Hameed Haroon – the art enthusiast, collector gets recognised

BNU bestows its inaugural award on him for contributions to art, culture Updated 09 Jun, 2024 12:07pm

FICTION: The invisible writer

A rare and long-awaited collection of fiction from a distinguished man of letters leaves the reader thirsting for more Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am

The dark side of Thar coal project

Documentary depicts plight of the people endangered by the project Published 13 May, 2024 08:25am

Revisiting Lahore cinema and dismantling language through art

LAHORE: A character, a diehard fan of Sultan Rahi, in the short film and installation, remembers the time when a... Published 09 May, 2024 07:01am

T.E. Lawrence and writing back from Lahore

LAHORE: A play, Lawrence in Lahore: the Lost Years, has taken up the subject of the life of the spy that the British... Published 20 Apr, 2024 06:10am

A low-cost sustainable housing solution for flood-hit areas

LAHORE: Severe effects of climate change and global warming hit Pakistan hard in the form of devastating floods in... Published 10 Apr, 2024 08:08am