Tag: Literature

From George Eliot to John le Carre, writers reaching out for the disguise or anonymity offered by a pseudonym is nothing new in the...

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage (NH&LH) Irfan Siddiqui on Thursday said that literary endeavours can play an instrumental role...

  The funeral prayers for iconic novelist and playwright Bano Qudsia were offered today after Asar prayers in Model Town E block. She will be laid...

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday announced a Rs500 million endowment fund for the National History and Literary Heritage Division. The prime minister, while addressing...

  Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) will organise a four-day International Conference on Language, Literature and Society (ICLLS) in collaboration with various universities from January...

The schedule for the literary conference Afkaar-e-Taaza Festival was released by the Centre for Governance and Policy at IT University. The event will be...

Curtains were drawn on the last day of the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) 2016 with a Qawali session by famous Qawals Fariduddin Ayaz and...

The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) is undoubtedly one of the most highly awaited events which not only quenches the thirst for knowledge of the...

  Australian author Richard Flanagan took away the Man Booker prize; literary world's most coveted prize, for his book 'The Narrow Road to the Deep...

Ten things to remember about poet and writer Maya Angelou, who died Wednesday at age 86:   1. HOW SHE GOT HER NAME "Maya" was a childhood...

LAHORE- Frenchman Julien Columeau came to Pakistan at the age of 30 as a humanitarian worker – but a knack for languages and love for...

Capital’s first ever Teachers Literature Festival opens today with enriching interactive sessions The federal capital is celebrating its first ever Teachers Literature Festival (TLF) today...

They say it is always art and culture that unites a community or nation for healthy and peaceful social living conditions. The 4th Karachi...

What is it about? It is a series of short thoughts, personal essays, criticism about books, reading and writing. Why are we talking about it? As...

A large number of people attended the three day 4th Karachi Literature Festival which started at the Beach Luxury Hotel here on Friday. The event...

Death anniversary of noted Urdu poet and a great scholar of English literature Dr Deen Muhammed Taseer was marked here on Friday. Renowned Urdu poet...

For half a century a single precious copy of a textbook kept the language of Myanmar’s Shan people alive for students, forced to learn...