Irfan Aslam

FICTION: A FRENCHMAN’S PAKISTAN

A new collection of Urdu short stories by Julien Columeau often reads as character sketches of characters plucked from real life Published 21 Aug, 2022 01:41pm

Lahore’s Kitab Ghar – more than a library

There are about 15 people from Pakistan and abroad who regularly contribute to the library funds, project head says. Updated 21 Aug, 2022 09:34am

Ayesha Manzoor Wattoo and poems from her diary

Being the oldest genre of literature, poetry has a wide spectrum that can accommodate many other forms of ... Published 26 Jun, 2022 07:19am

Footprints: MURDERED FOR A FISTFUL OF EUROS

THIS sleepy village off the GT Road near Kharian may be your average Punjab village, but the circumstances of our... Published 24 May, 2022 07:06am

Book fair held despite heatwave, school exams

LAHORE: While Lahore sizzled in the heatwave that has gripped the whole region, the Lahore International Book Fair... Published 16 May, 2022 05:51am

Rafia Zakaria’s critique of white feminism

LAHORE: Lawyer, journalist and author Rafia Zakaria says one is a white feminist if one is propagating white-centre... Published 01 May, 2022 06:27am

Galgut’s The Promise – a story of South Africa

LAHORE: South African novelist and playwright Damon Galgut, whose novel, The Promise, brought him the Booker Prize... Published 30 Apr, 2022 06:10am

LLF’s two-day long online sessions kick off today

LAHORE: After holding its successful edition at the Alhamra Art Centre last month, the Lahore Literary Festival... Published 29 Apr, 2022 06:56am

Tributes to Punjabi poet on the verge of language memory loss

Friends and family of Punjabi poet Irfan Malik gathered at the South Asian Free Media Association office on Saturday... Published 11 Apr, 2022 06:50am

Urdu writer Mustansar Hussain Tarar refuses Pakistan's highest literary award

Tarrar was given "half" of the Kamil-i-Fun award alongside Seraiki poet Dr Ashu Lal, who also refused the award. Published 04 Apr, 2022 10:21am

Mustansar Hussain Tarar also refuses ‘half’ Kamal-i-Fun Award

Says accepting ‘controversial and tainted’ award is against his creative integrity... Published 04 Apr, 2022 07:22am

'The state is anti-people and anti-art': Seraiki poet Ashu Lal on why he refused Pakistan's highest literary award

“The deep state is oppressing the natives, our resources and our culture. Our children go missing under the fascist regime." Updated 02 Apr, 2022 07:34pm

Why Ashu Lal refuses country’s highest literary award

LAHORE: Renowned Seraiki poet and writer Dr Ashu Lal refused to accept the Kamal-i-Fun Award having the prize money... Published 02 Apr, 2022 07:05am

The Lahore Literary Festival: A festival of questions

Panelists such as Osman Yousefzada, Nguyen Phan Que Mai and Osman Siddiqui were part of the event this year. Published 31 Mar, 2022 10:43am

SPOTLIGHT: ‘DISPLACEMENT IS A HUGE HUMAN TRAGEDY’ — MUZAFFAR ALI

The legendary Indian filmmaker Muzaffar Ali, the director of classics such as Umrao Jaan, Gamaan and Anjuman, among others,... Published 27 Mar, 2022 07:21am

FESTIVAL: A FESTIVAL OF QUESTIONS

Despite the unseasonably warm weather, the Lahore Literary Festival’s return to an in-person event showed that festival audien... Published 27 Mar, 2022 07:06am

Truck mafia created the Taliban, claims former secretary

People say that Pakistan created the Taliban but it’s wrong though we might take a credit for it. The Taliban came... Published 21 Mar, 2022 07:01am

Something about fiction and decolonisation

“It’s not about the politicians who are polemical but a large section of society, extensively sophisticated and... Published 21 Mar, 2022 07:01am

FICTION: LANDS OF THE PURE, THE FREE AND THE FOOLS

A debut novel follows a disillusioned journalist who escapes from the suffocation of his homeland, only to find himself unable to Published 20 Mar, 2022 07:17am

Reflections on new trends in Urdu poetry

The second day of the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) had two sessions on Urdu poetry in which new trends were... Published 20 Mar, 2022 07:16am