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.
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13th Karachi Literature Festival 2022
#KhiLF
13th KLF Speakers
13th KLF Programme
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Day 1 Inauguration
Mar 4, 2022
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Day 2
Mar 5, 2022
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Day 3
Mar 6, 2022
- Main Garden
- Jasmine
- Aquarius
- Room 007
Main Garden
داستان گوئی
Dramatic Readings of Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi’s Haweli by Fawad Khan, Meesam Naqvi and Nazrul Hasan
7.00 p.m. -
8.00 p.m.
Jasmine
ناخن شوق کا ہنردیکھو :اردوشاعری کے ٧٥سال
Iftikhar Arif, Zehra Nigah, Kishwar Naheed, Nasir Abbas Nayyar
7.00 p.m. -
8.00 p.m.
Moderator : Najeeba Arif
Aquarius
Fulfilling Jinnah’s vision
Ian Talbot, Nasira Iqbal, Arfa Sayeda Zehra, and Javed Jabbar
7.00 p.m. -
8.00 p.m.
Moderator : Syed Jaffar Ahmed
Room 007
Voices across the Generations: English Language Poetry
Alyana Khan, Fatima Ijaz, Harris Khalique, Jeeva Haroun, Minaa Shahzad, Moeen Faruqi, Peerzada Salman, Salena Godden, Sateah Afreedi, Shireen Haroun, and Zarmina Raza
7.00 p.m. -
8.00 p.m.
Moderator : Salman Tarik Kureshi
- Main Garden
- Jasmine
- Aquarius
- Room 007
Main Garden
پاکستانی سیاست اور سماج : خواتین کا کردار
Nasira Iqbal, Arfa Sayeda Zehra, Noorul Huda Shah, and Mahtab Akbar Rashdi
11.00 a.m. -
12.00 noon
Moderator : Nasira Zuberi
Jasmine
In Search of Lost Glory: Sindhi Nationalism in Pakistan by Asma Faiz
Haider Nizamani, Arfana Mallah, Amar Sindhu, and Asma Faiz
11.00 a.m. -
12.00 noon
Moderator : Nadeem Farooq Paracha
Aquarius
Rivals by Saad Shafqat
Saad Shafqat in conversation with Ayesha Mian
11.00 a.m. -
12.00 noon
Aquarius
لوگ سر گوشیوں میں گویا ہیں (کہا نیاں)از را جہ شہزاد
Raja Shehzad in conversation with Mohsin Sayeed
11.00 a.m. -
12.00 noon
Room 007
نئی نسل کی آواز : کل ہمارا ہے
Qirat Zahid, Shahbaz Nayyar, Noor Us Sabah Tauqeer, Anas Baloch
11.00 a.m. -
12.00 noon
Moderator : Ghazal Ansari
Main Garden
Empowered Local Governments: Essential for Strengthening Democracy
Asad Umar, Salahuddin Ahmed, and Mazhar Abbas
12.15 p.m. -
1.15 p.m.
Moderator : Mubashir Zaidi
Jasmine
روایت سے نئی تخلیقی لہر تک : اردو فکشن کے ٧٥سال
Najeeba Arif, Asghar Nadeem Syed, Hameed Shahid, and Kiran Nazir Ahmed
12.15 p.m. -
1.15 p.m.
Moderator : Syed Kashif Raza
Aquarius
Hanif Kureishi: Something to Tell You
12.15 p.m. -
1.15 p.m.
Moderator : Maniza Naqvi
Room 007
Art from the Wall to the Palm of your Hand
Durriya Kazi, Nusrat Khawaja, Tazeen Hussain, Faisal Anwar, and Yasir Husain
12.15 p.m. -
1.15 p.m.
Moderator : Niilofur Farrukh
Main Garden
The Reluctant Republic Ethos and Mythos of Pakistan by Nadeem Farooq Paracha
1.30 p.m. -
2.00 p.m.
Moderator : George Fulton
Jasmine
آئینہ سی زندگی : ربی سنکر بل انگریزی سے تر جمہ انعام ندیم
Inam Nadeem in conversation with Ghazi Salahuddin
1.30 p.m. -
2.00 p.m.
Aquarius
گریگ ،کیا کہنے
Gregory Maxwell Bruce in conversation with Ghazal Ansari
1.30 p.m. -
2.00 p.m.
Room 007
Ben Okri reads his Verse
Introduction by Michael Houlgate
1.30 p.m. -
2.00 p.m.
Moderator : Maheen Usmani
Main Garden
ترش و شیریں
Dr Younis Butt in conversation with Shahzad Sharjeel
2.15 p.m. -
3.15 p.m.
Jasmine
The Liar’s Truth by Haroon Khalid Akhtar
Muneeza Shamsie, Arfa Sayeda Zehra, Azfar Ahsan, Haroon Khalid Akhtar
2.15 p.m. -
3.15 p.m.
Moderator : Maheen Usmani
Aquarius
Pakistan’s Economic Journey: Expecting Miracles
Miftah Ismail, Kaiser Bengali, Shabbar Zaidi, and Maheen Rahman
2.15 p.m. -
3.15 p.m.
Moderator : Rashid Masood Alam
Room 007
عورت کا بولتا ہوا کردار اوراردوادب
Kishwar Naheed, Yasmeen Hameed, Hameed Shahid, and Imrana Maqsood
2.15 p.m. -
3.15 p.m.
Moderator : Ambareen Hasib Amber
Main Garden
Higher Education: Creating Good Citizens, not just Good Students
Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Tariq Banuri, Shahid Siddiqui, and Arfana Mallah
3.30 p.m. -
4.30 p.m.
Moderator : Fauzia Shamim
Jasmine
The Security Conundrum: Internal and External
Ikram Majeed Sehgal, Salma Malik, and Haider Nizamani
3.30 p.m. -
4.30 p.m.
Moderator : Huma Baqai
Aquarius
Getz Pharma EACPE Film Awards 2021: Let’s Heal The World
Bee Gul, Khalid Ahmad, Hidayat Sayer
3.30 p.m. -
4.30 p.m.
Moderator : Sabiha Sumar
Room 007
دورا ہے از فرخ یار
Farrukh Yar in conversation with Syed Kashif Raza
3.30 p.m. -
4.30 p.m.
Room 007
رندا نہ از شہزاد شرجیل
Shahzad Sharjeel in conversation with Inam Nadeem
3.30 p.m. -
4.30 p.m.
Main Garden
ک سے کہانی
Bilal Maqsood
4.45 p.m. -
5.45 p.m.
Jasmine
حیراں سر بازار ازحارث خلیق
Iftikhar Arif, Yasmeen Hameed, Nasir Abbas Nayyar, and Harris Khalique
4.45 p.m. -
5.45 p.m.
Moderator : Nasira Zuberi
Aquarius
Candid Narratives: Contemporary Pakistani English Fiction
Mira Sethi, Sarvat Hasin, Safinah Danish Elahi, and Taha Kehar
4.45 p.m. -
5.45 p.m.
Moderator : Nadya Chishty-Mujahid
Room 007
Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Challenges in Transitional Era
Zafar Hilaly, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, and Zahid Hussain
4.45 p.m. -
5.45 p.m.
Moderator : Salma Malik
Main Garden
مشا عرہ
Sadarat: Iftikhar Arif; Nizamat: Ambareen Hasib Amber; Afzal Ahmed Syed, Ajmal Siraj, Anwar Shaoor, Ashfaq Hussain, Farrukh Yar, Fazil Jamili, Ghazal Ansari, Harris Khalique, Kishwar Naheed, Mir Ahmad Navaid, Nasira Zuberi, Peerzada Salman, Sabir Zafar, Syed Kashif Raza, Tanveer Anjum, Waheed Noor, and Yasmeen Hameed
6.00 p.m. -
8.00 p.m.
Jasmine
Feature Film Screening: Khel Khel Mein
Discussion with Nabeel Qureshi and Fizza Ali Meerza
6.30 p.m. -
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Moderator : Omair Alvi
Aquarius
An Evening with Social Media Stars
Danish Ali, Ali Gul Pir, Shafaat Ali, and Amtul Baweja
6.00 p.m. -
7.00 p.m.
Moderator : George Fulton
Aquarius
پشتو ادب کے نمایاں اصناف وموضو عات
Afrasiab Khattak, Abdul Rauf Rafiqui, and Salma Shaheen
7.15 p.m. -
8.15 p.m.
Moderator : Abaseen Yousafzai
Room 007
The New Generation: Writing in English
Sachin Kureishi, Taha Kehar, and Fatima Ijaz
6.00 p.m. -
7.00 p.m.
Moderator : Bina Shah
Room 007
The Desire for Social Change in the Developing World
Laleh Khalili, Raza Rumi, and Nazir Hussain
7.15 p.m. -
8.15 p.m.
Moderator : Shaheen Salahuddin
- Main Garden
- Jasmine
- Aquarius
- Room 007
Main Garden
رنج کھینچے تھے داغ کھاۓ تھے : بلوچی ادب کا سفر
Afzal Murad, Munir Momin, Zahida Raees Raji
11.00 a.m. -
12.00 noon
Moderator : Waheed Noor
Jasmine
ہوا کے دوش پر ازعامر بشیر
Amir Bashir discusses his book with Saira Ghulam Nabi
11.00 a.m. -
12.00 noon
Moderator : Idrees Ghazi
Jasmine
اٹھارویں کا چاند (غیر سنجیدہ شاعری) از ڈاکٹر حامد عتیق سرور
Hamid Ateeq Sarwar reads his poetry
11.00 a.m. -
12.00 noon
Moderator : Sharif Awan
Aquarius
پنجابی میں علمی اور ادبی رجحانات
Zubair Ahmad, Karamat Mughal, and Parveen Malik
11.00 a.m. -
12.00 noon
Moderator : Mudassar Bashir
Room 007
Decoding the Indus Valley Civilization: An Archaeological Journey
Presentation by Aurore Didier
11.00 a.m. -
12.00 noon
Moderator : Zahida Quadri
Main Garden
We the People: The Constitution of Pakistan
Shaiq Usmani, Raza Rabbani, and Nasira Iqbal
12.15 p.m. -
1.15 p.m.
Moderator : Mujahid Barelvi
Jasmine
Reimagining Pakistan’s School Education
Fathima Dada, Mariam Chughtai, Farid Panjwani and Zia Akhter Abbas
12.15 p.m. -
1.15 p.m.
Moderator : Baela Raza Jamil
Aquarius
سندھی ادب : روایت، جدت، مزا حمت
Noorul Huda Shah, Mazhar Jameel, Attiya Dawood, and Kaleem Butt
12.15 p.m. -
1.15 p.m.
Moderator : Amar Sindhu
Room 007
Music: Tradition in the New Age
Sharif Awan and Rafay Mahmood in conversation; Performer: Fizza Javed
12.15 p.m. -
1.15 p.m.
Main Garden
Betrayal by Omar Shahid Hamid
Omar Shahid Hamid in conversation with Taha Kehar
1.30 p.m. -
2.00 p.m.
Jasmine
میر حاصل خان بز نجو بے خوف -- بے لوث از مجاہد بریلوی
Mujahid Barelvi in conversation with Abdul Malik Baloch
1.30 p.m. -
2.00 p.m.
Aquarius
The Inn by Maniza Naqvi
Maniza Naqvi in conversation with Nusrat Khawaja
1.30 p.m. -
2.00 p.m.
Room 007
کہانی زندگی ہے
Hameed Shahid in conversation with Nasir Abbas Nayyar
1.30 p.m. -
2.00 p.m.
Main Garden
Journey of the News: From Pen to Keyboard to Camera
Mahmood Shaam, Mazhar Abbas, Najia Ashar, and Owais Tohid
2.15 p.m. -
3.15 p.m.
Moderator : Nasira Zuberi
Jasmine
Old Roads, New Highways
Victoria Schofield and Najam Sethi in conversation
2.15 p.m. -
3.15 p.m.
Aquarius
Global Literary Landscape
Hanif Kureishi, Kamila Shamsie, and Peter Morey
2.15 p.m. -
3.15 p.m.
Moderator : Muneeza Shamsie
Room 007
Violence of Urbanization
Abira Ashfaq and Hafeez Baloch
2.15 p.m. -
3.15 p.m.
Moderator : Nida Kiramni
Room 007
کلّو کی باتیں ثمینہ نزیر کی زبانی
Dramatic Readings from Kallo by Sameena Nazeer
2.15 p.m. -
3.15 p.m.
Main Garden
ٹی وی ڈرامے کے بدلتے نقوش
Sultana Siddiqui, Ahmed Ali Akbar, Munawar Saeed, Marina Khan, and Ushna Shah
3.30 p.m. -
4.30 p.m.
Moderator : Raju Jamil
Jasmine
Pakistan’s Digital Journey
Reza Baqir, Tania Aidrus, and Shazad Dada
3.30 p.m. -
4.30 p.m.
Moderator : Jehan Ara
Aquarius
Political Conflict in Pakistan by Mohammad Waseem
Christophe Jaffrelot, Zahid Hussain, and Mohammad Waseem
3.30 p.m. -
4.30 p.m.
Moderator : Asma Faiz
Room 007
Before She Sleeps by Bina Shah
Bina Shah in conversation with Ayesha Mian
3.30 p.m. -
4.30 p.m.
Room 007
The Power of Words, Spoken or Written: Salena Godden in conversation with Mehvash Amin
3.30 p.m. -
4.30 p.m.
Main Garden
میری مرضی
Anwar Maqsood; Introduced by: Ahmed Shah
4.45 p.m. -
5.45 p.m.
Jasmine
The Long Walk: Economy, Welfare and Reforms
Ishrat Husain, Vaqar Ahmed, and Asma Hyder
4.45 p.m. -
5.45 p.m.
Moderator : Sibtain Naqvi
Aquarius
Islamic Finance 101: Learning through Stories by Dr Muhammad Imran
Atif Aslam Bajwa, Muhammad Imran, Amir Paracha, Mufti Irshad Ahmad Aijaz
4.45 p.m. -
5.45 p.m.
Moderator : Irum Saba
Room 007
Unhealed Wounds: Partition in Pakistani English Fiction
Kamila Shamsie, H.M. Naqvi, and Uzma Aslam Khan
4.45 p.m. -
5.45 p.m.
Moderator : Nadya Chishty-Mujahid
Closing Ceremony
6.00 p.m. -
6.50 p.m.
Keynote Speeches by: Hanif Kureishi and Sardar Masood Khan; Speech by Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister Sindh; Vote of Thanks: Zafar Masud, President, Bank of Punjab; Vote of Thanks by: Arshad Saeed Husain, Managing Director, Oxford University Press Pakistan
Qawwali by Fareed Ayaz and Abu Mohammad
Sponsored by Tehzeeb Foundation
7.05 p.m. -
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