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.

16th KLF Speakers
16th KLF Programme
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Day 1
Feb 7, 2025
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Day 2
Feb 8, 2025
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Day 3
Feb 9, 2025
- Main Garden
- Jasmine Hall
- Aquarius Hall
- Room 007


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Arrival of Guests


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Welcome Speech by the Festival Organizer: Arshad Saeed Husain


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SPEECHES by the GUESTS OF HONOUR: HE Nicolas Galey


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Scott Urbom


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Martin Dawson


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REMARKS BY SPONSOR: Ali Habib


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KEYNOTE SPEECH by F.S. Aijazuddin OBE


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KEYNOTE SPEECH by Asghar Nadeem Syed


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BOOK AWARDS
PERFORMANCE: Kathak aur Kathakar presented by Mohsin Babar Productions


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PANEL DISCUSSIONS


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Bapsi Sidhwa: A Literary Legacy inspiring Future Voices


Jasmine Hall
Dialogue: Pakistan’s Economy & Business Climate - Is Pakistan Ready for a Turnaround?


Aquarius Hall
Book Launch:لو ہم نے دامن جھاڑ دیا by Ashfaq Hussain


Room 007
Manzar: Art & Architecture from Pakistan-1940s to Today


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Film Screening: In Flames
- Main Garden
- Jasmine Hall
- Aquarius Hall
- Room 007
- Society Suite
- Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion


Jasmine Hall
Media and Youth Mental Health: Role of Organizational Leadership


Aquarius Hall
Hamari Saqafat Kay Naye Maymar ہماری شفق کے نئے معمار


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
Unlock Your Creativity


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Creating Resilience through Climate Change Education


Jasmine Hall
کاغذ کی مہک ر وٹھنے کو ہے: کتاب سے ای بک تک کا سفر


Aquarius Hall
Book Launch: Home: # its complicated by Saba Karim Khan


Room 007
Book Launch: Legal System of Pakistan by Hamid Khan


Society Suite
Book Launch: Caring for the Carer by Zamena Hassan


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
Let's play and learn with Syed Nusrat Ali


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A Journey of Friendship and Political Activism


Jasmine Hall
Book Discussion: Three Tales from Gulistan-i-Saadi, ed by Zarminae Ansari


Aquarius Hall
Book Launch: Dream DeutschLand?


Room 007
Book Launch: Coming of Age by Salman Tariq Kureshi


Society Suite
Book Launch: تمناوں کے دیار سے شمالی امریکہ کی خواتین شعرا کی نظمیں انتخاب و ترجمہ زینت حسام


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
Music and Dance with Atif Badar


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A Literary Bond


Jasmine Hall
Book Launch: Pakistan: Origins, Identity, and Future by Pervez Hoodbhoy


Aquarius Hall
Are we listening to our Youth?: Redesigning Learning for Tomorrow


Room 007
Voices by the Sea: English Verse


Society Suite
Finding a Voice in World English Literature


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
Heroes in Frames: Pakistani Icons Get a Graphic Makeover


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Book Launch: معین اختر:ون مین شو


Jasmine Hall
We the People: Our Constitution and the Rule of Law


Aquarius Hall
Across the Decade: Discovering New Dimensions, New Histories


Room 007
From Learning to Leading: Climate Education and Advocacy


Society Suite
Book Launch: آئینہ: دیکھا نہ جائے از کشور ناہید


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
کہانیوں کا میلہ عامرہ عالم اور عاطف بدر کے ساتھ


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Book Launch: Broken Threads: My Family From Empire To Independence by Mishal Husain


Jasmine Hall
ایک صدی کا قصہ : ناصر کاظمی ،جمیل الدین عالی، انتظار حسین


Aquarius Hall
From Emergency to Empowerent: Unlocking the Power of Public-Private Partnerships


Room 007
Book Launch : کراچی پریس کلب


Society Suite
Book Launch: Born to Struggle by Arjumand Wajid


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
نظم و نثرکے رنگ، پتلیوں کے سنگ!


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Karachi Comedians: Stage or Insta?


Jasmine Hall
Cinema Verité: Exploring Non-Fiction Films from Pakistan and Beyond


Aquarius Hall
Book Launch: میرے جن نکل گئے: غیر سنجیدہ شاعری از حامِد عتیق سرور


Aquarius Hall
Book Launch: آسماں در آسماں از شاہد صدیقی


Room 007
Interrogation of Amin Gulgee: No Man’s Land


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
Book Launch: Marni Khan and the Ancient Silk Route


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مشاعرہ
Pirzada Qasim, Sabir Zafar, Ashfaq Hussain, Shahida Hassan, Najma Usman, Mehboob Zafar, Nasira Zuberi, Harris Khalique, Inaam Nadeem, Shabbir Nazish, Peerzada Salman, Salman Sarwat - Sponsored by Dawlance


Jasmine Hall
سینما، سماج اور ادب


Aquarius Hall
Thomas Mann's "Dr Faustus" by Grips Theatre Khaled Anam


Room 007
A Tribute to the Masters: Sitar aur Gayeki by Suhel Rais Khan
Sponsored by Tehzeeb Foundation


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
Poetry Readings with Atif Badar


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Feature Film Screening: Nayab
- Main Garden
- Jasmine Hall
- Aquarius Hall
- Room 007
- Society Suite
- Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion


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Pakistan-Bangladesh Relations: A Reset


Jasmine Hall
Pakistan's Population: Time Bomb or Dividend?


Aquarius Hall
Integrating Impact & Sustainability into Business, Investment, and Life
Sponsored by HBL


Room 007
Book Launch: Poems: On Being Human by Ghazala Alam


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
Theatre Fun and Games with Atif Badar


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اردو کی تازہ بستیاں


Jasmine Hall
Have Electronic & Social Media eroded the quality of Political Debate?


Aquarius Hall
Crime Fiction and the Pursuit of Justice


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Book Discussion: In the New Century: An Anthology of Pakistani Literature in English Compiled & Edited by Muneeza Shamsie


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
Mind Twisters: The Thinking Zone with Amna Ghulam Hussain


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Book Launch: Of Reason, Romance and Ruin: A Conceptual History of the 'Pakistan Ideology' by Nadeem Farooq Paracha


Jasmine Hall
Book Launch: شاکاہاری مترجم اسماء حسین Urdu Translation of 2024 Nobel Prize for Literature Winner Han Kang's Novel The Vegetarian


Aquarius Hall
Book Launch: Soliloquies? Existing on Earth: In Verse by


Room 007
Book Launch: A Woman on a Suitcase by Shazaf Fatima Haider


Society Suite
Book Launch: Akbar in Wonderland by Umber Khairi


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
Music and Dance with Atif Badar


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Urban Dialogues: Karachi Katchehri


Jasmine Hall
Kuch Ghazlain Kuch Nazmein


Aquarius Hall
Call to Action: Transforming Education in Pakistan


Room 007
کراچی کہانیاں اور نظمیں


Society Suite
Book Discussion: No Funeral for Nazia by Taha Kehar


Society Suite
Book Discussion: No Funeral for Nazia by Taha Kehar


Society Suite
Book Launch: Coining A Wishing Tower by Ayesha Raees


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
Story time by Aunty Tashi


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Weaving Worlds with Words


Jasmine Hall
Ode to our Fathers: Hameed Akhtar, Talat Hussain


Aquarius Hall
Book Launch: کلیات احمد فراز: یہ میری غزلیں یہ میری نظمیں


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Book Launch: Forgotten Images – Postcards of Pre-Pakistan 1890-1947


Society Suite
New Directions in Teaching and Teacher Education


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
گیتوں کی محفل


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چھوٹی سکرین کی بڑی فتوحات


Jasmine Hall
The Role of AI in Stepchanging Educational Outcomes in Pakistan


Aquarius Hall
سچّل ، سامی ، لطیف


Room 007
Book Launch: A Man with a Pen by Waqas Khan
Sponsored by HBL


Society Suite
Book Launch: بے موسمی خواہشیں از ناصرہ زبیری


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
Play: ان فٹ بال ہے دنیا میرے آگے


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Book Launch: Journey Through Chaos by Mazhar Abbas


Jasmine Hall
Emergence of Urdu Rap in Pakistan


Aquarius Hall
شاعری کے رنگ جوانوں کے سنگ
Ali Zaryoun, Umair Najmi, Dilawar Ali Aazar, Naeem Sameer, Sadiq Marri, Zahida Raeesi, Amar Pirzado, Sabeela Inam Siddique, Imtiaz Danish


Room 007
From Chapters to Change: Literature and Environmental Justice


Tulip Hall Youth Pavilion
Young authors and poets with Scherazade Jamali


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Closing Ceremony
Vote of Thanks by: Khalid Mahmood, Managing Director & CEO, Getz Pharma Pvt. Ltd. - Vote of Thanks by: Maya Inayat Ismail; Chief of Staff to the Chairman and Chairperson, Sustainability Forum-HBL - Vote of Thanks by: THE FESTIVAL ORGANISER, Arshad Saeed Husain, Managing Director, Oxford University Press Pakistan


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SPONSORED BY: Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi
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