The Karachi Walla

A gathering you will feel priviliged to be part of. “Rekhte ke Ustaad” is a bilingual study circle with the aim to discuss and understand Urdu poetry greats. During each session, people from different walks of life gather to read, translate and discuss poetry of one master at a time. Forget the question how good […]

Aao faiz de geet sunaiye, Sohne faiz de lafz duhraiye, O Sindhi, Balochi, Punjabi, Pathan, Saare mil ke jashn manaiye. And boy did they come. There must have been concerns over participation by masses but it proved baseless. People flocked in numbers bringing their children along to what became an ideal family outing. CFD could […]

Reinvigorating. A worthy tribute. An experimental play desiring a lot more. But an experimental play ingrained with the necessary love, respect and energy.’ Zard Patoon ka bun jo mera des hai’ is as a tribute to Faiz on the centennial of his birth. The play, directed by Zain Ahmed, is being presented by the National […]

A lot of people whine about western funding for promoting Sufism and a tolerant (western as some ‘ll protest) brand of Islam. I can empathize with them. It is a valid concern. We have a history of misadventures; Petro-Riyal funded institutions have tarnished ethos of a tolerant society for long and a knee-jerk reaction or […]

I heard about Citzen Archive of Pakistan (CAP) first when they visited Lums to recruit volunteers. Their project sounded interesting but a lot of people including me could not visualize the end result of their initiative. It was only yesterday that I experienced their dream in a stunning exhibition at Mahotta Palace. The exhibition is […]