Karachi Literature Festival (KLF), the first and by far the foremost literature festival in the country, needs no introduction. It has become an integral part of the social and intellectual calendar of this city and, indeed, of the country.
Digital Edition.
12th Karachi Literature Festival 2021
#KhiLF
12th KLF Speakers
12th KLF Programme
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Day 1
Mar 26, 2021
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Day 2
Mar 27, 2021
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Day 3
Mar 28, 2021
Inauguration
Throwback KLF 2020: A Documentary
4.00 p.m. -
5.00 p.m.
Welcome by Arshad Saeed Husain, Managing Director, Oxford University Press, Pakistan Speeches by Sponsors: Zafar Masud, President & CEO, The Bank of Punjab, and Khalid Mahmood, Managing Director & CEO, Getz Pharma Pvt Ltd., Didier Talpain, Consul General of France, Karachi Remarks by the Guest of Honour: Mike Nithavrianakis, British Deputy High Commissioner, Karachi Book Awards: 2021 KLF-Getz Pharma English Fiction Prize and Urdu Prose and Poetry Prizes Kejrali - Tirya Hut: Performance by Kaif Ghaznavi
The Future Frontiers: Keynote Speech by Vali Nasr
Introduction by Neda Mulji
5.00 p.m. -
5.30 p.m.
Book Launch: Fragrance of Tears: My Friendship with Benazir Bhutto by Victoria Schofield
Victoria Schofield in conversation with Farah Durrani
5.30 p.m. -
6.30 p.m.
Cartooning: No Laughing Matter
Jan Eliot, Patrick Gathara, Sabir Nazar, and Mahboube Pakdel
5.30 p.m. -
6.30 p.m.
Moderator : Nigar Nazar
Mehr Afshan Farooqi, Nasir Abbas Nayyar, and Hameed Shahid
Sooraj Ki Tarha Chamkay: Shamsur Rahman Farooqi Ki Shakhsiat Aur Funn
6.40 p.m. -
7.40 p.m.
Moderator : Syed Kashif Raza
Anti-Colonialism: South Asian Pasts and Presents
Ali Raza, Newal Osman, Farid Panjwani, and Aliya Iqbal-Naqvi
6.40 p.m. -
7.40 p.m.
Moderator : Bilal Zahoor
From Rock Band to Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
In Conversation with Paul Harding Moderated by Sabyn Javeri
7.50 p.m. -
8.50 p.m.
The Counter-Revolutionary Wave in the Arab World
Jean-Pierre Filiu, Ahdaf Soueif, and Nazir Hussain Moderated by Khalid Banuri
7.50 p.m. -
8.50 p.m.
Book Launch: Out of Print: Ten Years: An Anthology by Indira Chandrasekhar
Raza Naeem, Urvashi Butalia, and Ali Madeeh Hashmi Moderated by Indira Chandrasekhar
11.00 a.m. -
12.00 noon
Nayee Nasl Ki Awaaz: Kal Hamara Hai
Maikan Wahid Baloch, Sajjad Ali Ashar, Kanwal Sofiya, and Kashaaf Iqbal
11.00 a.m. -
12.00 noon
Moderator : Ghazal Ansari
Book Launch: A Beautiful Despair: The Art and Life of Meher Afroz edited by Niilofur Farrukh
Aasim Akhtar and Niilofur Farrukh
12.10 p.m. -
12.40 p.m.
Moderator : Salman Asif
Freedom of Expression in Art and Literature
Osman Haneef, Asim Abbasi, and Safina Danish Elahi in conversation
12.10 p.m. -
12.40 p.m.
Book Launch: Reminiscences of my Wanderings by Arif Kamal
Shahid M. Amin and Arif Kamal
12.50 p.m. -
1.20 p.m.
Moderator : Ejaz Haider
Book Launch: The Smile Snatchers: A Novella by Mian Raza Rabbani
Mian Raza Rabbani in conversation with Muneeza Shamsie
12.50 p.m. -
1.20 p.m.
Book Launch: No-Win War: The Paradox of US-Pakistan Relations in Afghanistan’s Shadow by Zahid Hussain
Kathy Gannon, Maleeha Lodhi, and Zahid Hussain
1.30 p.m. -
2.30 p.m.
Moderator : Ahmed Rashid
South Asia and Europe: Connecting the Cultures
Christopher Kloeble in conversation with Taha Kehar
1.30 p.m. -
2.30 p.m.
Book Launch: Unravelling Gordian Knots: The Works and Worlds of Dr. Ishrat Husain by Sibtain Naqvi
Sibtain Naqvi, Ishrat Husain, and Sima Kamil
2.40 p.m. -
3.40 p.m.
Moderator : Huma Baqai
Book Launch: The Silk Road and Beyond: Narratives of a Muslim Historian by Iftikhar H. Malik
Rania Hafez, Raziullah Azmi, Astrid Swenson, and Iftikhar H. Malik
2.40 p.m. -
3.40 p.m.
Moderator : Sheba Saeed
Amritsar Agaya Hai: Bhisham Sahni Kay Hindi Afsanay: Urdu Translation by Inaam Nadeem
Inaam Nadeem in conversation with Harris Khalique
3.50 p.m. -
4.20 p.m.
Bold Steps
Maniza Naqvi and Farrukh Iqbal
3.50 p.m. -
4.20 p.m.
Moderator : Hoori Noorani
South Asian English Literature: New Directions
Mehvash Amin, Khademul Islam, Namita Gokhale, and Taha Kehar
4.30 p.m. -
5.30 p.m.
Moderator : Muneeza Shamsie
Lyari Aur Shair o Adab
Zahida Raees Raji, Imran Saqib, Abdul Wahid Comrade, and Ishaque Khamosh
4.30 p.m. -
5.30 p.m.
Moderator : Waheed Noor
Do Pakistan: Har Pakistani Gharanay Tak Khushaali by Kazim Saeed
Arfa Sayeda Zehra and Kazim Saeed
5.40 p.m. -
6.40 p.m.
Moderator : Munazza Siddiqui
Book Launch: Countering Violent Extremism by Anita Weiss
Taimur Rehman, Anita Weiss, and Farahnaz Ispahani
6.50 p.m. -
7.50 p.m.
Moderator : Risham Waseem
Media Ethics in a Post-truth Society
Amber Rahim Shamsi, Fahd Husain
6.50 p.m. -
7.50 p.m.
Moderator : Raza Rumi
Mushaira, Sadarat: Iftikhar Arif, Nizamat: Nasira Zuberi
Khurshid Rizvi, Kishwar Naheed, Amjad Islam Amjad, Anwar Shaoor, Shahida Hasan, Yasmeen Hameed, Harris Khalique, Noorul Huda Shah, Fazil Jamili, Peerzada Salman, Fawad Hasan Fawad
8.00 p.m. -
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The Atlantic Muse by the Arabian Sea: Poetry in English
Adrian Husain, Athar Tahir, Fatima Ijaz, Mehvash Amin, Moeen Faruqi, Momina Mela, Sadia Babar, Shagufta K Iqbal, Vanessa Kissule, Zeba Hasan Hafeez
8.00 p.m. -
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Moderator : Salman Tarek Kureshi
Book Launch: Agents of Change: The Problematic Landscape of Pakistan’s K-12 Education and the People Leading the Change by Amjad Noorani and Nadeem Hussain
Anjum Altaf, Amjad Noorani, and Rahila Fatima Shakil
11.00 a.m. -
12 noon
Moderator : Nadeem Hussain
Pen and Empathy: The Courage of Yasmina Khadra
11.00 a.m. -
12 noon
Moderator : Bina Shah
Bhooli Bisri Yaadein
Kishwar Naheed in conversation with Mujahid Barelvi
12.10 p.m. -
12.40 p.m.
Tell Her Everything: Mirza Waheed in conversation with Hira Azmat
Introduction by Michael Houlgate
12.10 p.m. -
12.40 p.m.
Khawateen Aur Pakistani Zabanon Ka Maujooda Adab
Noorul Huda Shah and Yasmeen Hameed in conversation
12.50 p.m. -
1.20 p.m.
Book Discussion: Ghalib: A Wilderness at My Doorstep: A Critical Biography by Mehr Afshan Farooqi
Mehr Afshan Farooqi, and Nomanul Haq
12.50 p.m. -
1.20 p.m.
Moderator : Sharif Awan
EACPE Film Awards 2020: What Have We Learned From The Pandemic?
Sakina Samo and Saqib Malik
1.30 p.m. -
2.30 p.m.
Moderator : Aisha Munim Khan
Urdu Adab: Zabaan, Tehzeeb Aur Tareekh
Zehra Nigah and Arfa Sayeda Zehra in conversation
1.30 p.m. -
2.30 p.m.
Roonumai: Baagh e Gul e Surkh by Iftikhar Arif
Hoori Noorani, Harris Khalique, and Iftikhar Arif
2.50 p.m. -
3.50 p.m.
Moderator : Mubeen Mirza
The Air We Breathe: Pakistan’s vulnerability to Climate Change
Introduction by Jack Hillmeyer Tabitha Spence and Rina Saeed Khan
2.50 p.m. -
3.50 p.m.
Moderator : Amy Christianson
To Read or to Watch? Books vs Films
Beo Zafar, Omar Shahid Hamid, and Hasan Zaidi
4.00 p.m. -
5.00 p.m.
Moderator : Bee Gul
Uniformity vs Diversity: The Single National Curriculum
A.H. Nayyar, Arshad Saeed Husain, Erum Kashif, and Faisal Bari
4.00 p.m. -
5.00 p.m.
Moderator : Ayesha Razzaque
A Fire in my Head
Ben Okri in conversation with Maheen Usmani
5.10 p.m. -
6.10 p.m.
Post Pandemic Economy of Pakistan
Reza Baqir, Zafar Masud, Ishrat Husain, and Khalil Ullah Shaikh
5.10 p.m. -
6.10 p.m.
Moderator : Samiullah Siddiqui
Role of Soft Power in Diplomacy
Maleeha Lodhi in conversation with Huma Baqai
6.20 p.m. -
7.20 p.m.
Karachi: Laughter in Chaos
Ali Gul Pir, Khaled Anam, and Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
6.20 p.m. -
7.20 p.m.
Moderator : George Fulton
Progressive Politics in a Populist Period
Tariq Ali, Bilal Zahoor, Ammar Jan, and Arooj Aurangzeb
7.30 p.m. -
8.30 p.m.
Moderator : Asma Abbas
Closing Ceremony
8.40 p.m. -
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Closing Remarks by Arfa Sayeda Zehra, Educationist and Urdu Language Expert Zafar Masud, President & CEO, The Bank of Punjab Closing speech by Arshad Saeed Husain, Managing Director, Oxford University Press, Pakistan
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