Tag: Lok Virsa

Culture experts bring Rajhistan’s folklore to limelight

ISLAMABAD: Culture experts at a session of Lok Baithak here Thursday discussed the folklore of Rajhistan to explore various cultural aspects of unique heritage of...

PM approves events to highlight historic heritage of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved organising various events, fairs, celebrations, and literary meetings for next year to highlight...

Lok Virsa opens new diorama on ethnic wedding costumes at Heritage...

ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, Lok Virsa has created a new diorama on the ethnic wedding and other traditional costumes...

Lok Mela concluded after exhibiting rich heritage of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s popular folk festival ‘Lok Mela’ came to an end on Sunday at Lok Virsa, Shakarparian with a prestigious and colourful award ceremony. Punjab...

Culture pavilions major attractions of Lok Mela at Lok Virsa

ISLAMABAD: Culture pavilions of different provinces are the major attractions of the Lok Mela organised by the Lok Virsa. The pavilion of the province of Sindh...

Ministry of Kashmir Affairs-Lok Virsa screen documentaries on Black Day

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan in collaboration with National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) on Saturday observed Black...

With peace message, Dr Gilsu calls himself ‘modern Hyecho’

Lok Virsa, Korean Embassy organise a seminar on a Buddhist monk ISLAMABAD: The Research Department of the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok...

People-to-people contacts suggested for connectivity

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar here on Wednesday underlined the need for increased people-to-people contacts among the Central Asian States (CAS) to achieve lasting peace...

Lok Virsa to highlight Rumi’s philosophy of love, mysticism

ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) will organise a literary session - Muzakra – on Rumi’s philosophy of love, wisdom and...

Seminar on sharing heritage through music held at Lok Virsa

ISLAMABAD: Canada High Commission in collaboration with National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) on Friday organised a workshop on “Sharing heritage and...

Children summer camp starts at Heritage Museum

ISLAMABAD: A month-long children summer camp in traditional skills including truck art, paper mache and pottery making started here at the Heritage Museum of Lok...

Lok Virsa to organise muzakra regarding Sufism in the 21st century

ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) has decided to organise a muzakra on July 4 regarding "the Sufi Route in the...

Lok Virsa launches two newly published books

  ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) organised the launching ceremony of its two newly published books tilled  ‘Aangai’ and ‘Chitral Ke...

Lok Virsa to inaugurate Hani Baloch Boardroom on Monday

ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) will hold the inauguration ceremony of Hani Baloch Boardroom on Monday. The boardroom has been named...

Lok Virsa to screen film Jinnah on Dec 30

ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) will organise screening of film Jinnah (1998) to pay tribute to Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah...

Art, culture, films, music smother intolerance in society: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb, while chairing the 28th board of governors meeting of Lok Virsa, remarked that art, culture, films...

Lok Virsa to organise two-day ‘Lok Mela’ in Karachi from Nov...

KARACHI: Lok Virsa is going to organise a two-day folk festival known as ‘Lok Mela’ in Karachi from Nov 11 at Karachi Arts Council Executive...