The Cultural Counsellor of Iran, Majid Meshki Tuesday visited the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) and held wide-ranging discussions with Chairperson Dr. Najeeba Arif on enhancing literary and ...

Karnataka author Banu Mushtaq discusses her reading journey from childhood magazines to Russian literature, how social activism shaped her writing, and winning the 2025 International Booker Prize for ...

Juan Elia’s poetry serves as a catalyst for reconnecting individuals with the fading voice of Urdu, which once flourished ...

The 98th birth anniversary of the legendary ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan is being observed today, as fans in Pakistan and India ...

Once upon a time, the storyteller had to be a man of many arts—be glib and a deft swordsman, at the very least. Close to the ...

Sameer Anjaan shared that despite being born to the famous lyricist Anjaan, he hadn't seen him for 23 years. Neither did his ...

CM Naim’s translation of 19th-century reformer Ashrafunnisa Begum’s biography was published in 2021. Naim, a translator and ...

Zaban-e-Urdu hai jiska naam, Woh Hindustan ki jaan hai.” The language called Urdu is the life of Hindustan. Prologue: A ...

Ma Yongbo 马永波 celebrates his birthday on the 17th July 2025. When he was born, he was called Yongbo 永波 (Forever Wave) by his ...

The Missing Prayer is a tell-tale rhythmic recital of the losses, the voids, the gaps and the simplest of the tiny things ...