A look back at Karachi Literature Festival 2015

Published February 9, 2015
Performance by Nighat Chaodhry.— Mahjabeen Mankani
Performance by Nighat Chaodhry.— Mahjabeen Mankani
Aamina Sheikh takes a selfie after her session "PTV Aur Aaj ka Drama".— Mahjabeen Mankani
Aamina Sheikh takes a selfie after her session "PTV Aur Aaj ka Drama".— Mahjabeen Mankani
Renowned author Kamila Shamsie at the session  ‘Transmuting fiction into drama’. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Renowned author Kamila Shamsie at the session ‘Transmuting fiction into drama’. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Arshia Sattar at  'Crossing Genres:  Transmuting fiction into drama’. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Arshia Sattar at 'Crossing Genres: Transmuting fiction into drama’. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Zia Mohyeddin during his session. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Zia Mohyeddin during his session. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Sanjay Iyer at the session ‘Can local cinema travel globally?’. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Sanjay Iyer at the session ‘Can local cinema travel globally?’. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Nimra Bucha talking to Muneeza Shamsie. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Nimra Bucha talking to Muneeza Shamsie. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Bushra Ansari and  Nimra Bucha during her session "The Complete Performer: In Conversation with Bushra Ansar".— Mahjabeen Mankani
Bushra Ansari and Nimra Bucha during her session "The Complete Performer: In Conversation with Bushra Ansar".— Mahjabeen Mankani
Ali Sethi during Raag-based love songs of Pakistan. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Ali Sethi during Raag-based love songs of Pakistan. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Jia Ali at the session "Transaction or Transformation in Film and TV". — Mahjabeen Mankani
Jia Ali at the session "Transaction or Transformation in Film and TV". — Mahjabeen Mankani
Sanjay Iyer(R), Munizae Jahangir(R2), Meenu Gaur (L1), Mazhar Zaidi at the session ‘Can local cinema travel globally?’. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Sanjay Iyer(R), Munizae Jahangir(R2), Meenu Gaur (L1), Mazhar Zaidi at the session ‘Can local cinema travel globally?’. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Panellists at the session ‘Transmuting fiction into drama’. — Mahjabeen Mankani
Panellists at the session ‘Transmuting fiction into drama’. — Mahjabeen Mankani

The Karachi Literature Festival continued for three days with over 80 sessions and several book launches of authors like Musadiq Sanwal, Nayantara Saghal and Arif Hasan among others. Important topics were discussed ranging from politics and art to television and psychology with an esteemed panel of personalities which comprised many new faces from India and other countries as well.

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