Urdu poetry is well renowned for its rich past, enormous beauty, and complexity in expressions. For those willing to start to ...

Manan Ahmad Asif’s book will, one hopes, be widely read in Pakistan and be published in Urdu and Punjabi translation too. It ...

IN ARABIC, qaseeda means a panegyric ode and ‘burda’ means a shawl-like fabric worn over the shoulders, a mantle. Qaseeda ...

It brought back so many memories of my teenage years when I travelled to Pakistan in 1997 for my aunt’s wedding. My elder brother, a big fan of the Urdu singer, requested I bring back, as a gift, the ...

Hubballi: Dharwad deputy commissioner Divya Prabhu visited Govt Urdu High School in Sadashivanagar, here on Friday.

On the opening day of the Lahore International Book Fair 2025 the Muslim Council of Elders pavilion saw an impressive influx ...

Author and art historian F.S. Aijazuddin introduced the 16th Karachi Literature Festival on Friday evening at the Beach ...

"Hazaron khwahishen aisi ki har khwahish pe dam nikle/Bahut nikle mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle…” he narrated with a hint of melancholy in his voice. We ...

The English pop singer Zayn Malik recently went viral for speaking in Urdu during his live performance in New York. Read More ...

Public health implications of smog were only mentioned in 15% of stories published by Pakistani media, research shows.

More than 200 literary luminaries from the country and across the Pakistani diaspora will take part in the 16th edition of ...