Friday, 15 February 2013
Main Garden Jasmine Aquarius Room 007 Society Suite Tulip Sunflower Lawn
10.00 – 11.30 a.m. Inauguration Speeches by Festival Organizers and Representatives of Festival Sponsors Keynote Speakers: Nadeem Aslam Gulzar Performance by Sheema Kermani
11.45 a.m. – 12.45 p.m. Readings and Book Launch: Cricket and Cricket Niklay Teri Reality and Dosti The Art of Conversation with Half of Two Paisas: The Writings Talash Mein: Kitsch in Kitabon Book Making: Gulzar Extraordinary Mission Saad Shafqat, Osman Readings and Contemporary Sey: A A Hands-on Chair: Zehra Nigah of Abdul Sattar Edhi Samiuddin, and Conversation English Poetry Programme Experience and Bilquis Edhi for Moderator: Asif Noorani Kamila Shamsie with Salman Tarik Varda Nisar, Promoting Author Lorenza Raponi Moderator: Murad Mustansar Kureshi, Adrian Oxford Reading in Conversation with Moosa Khan Hussain Tarar Husain, and University among Tehmina Durrani Moderator: Irfan Press Pakistan Bilal Hamid Children Chief Guests: Abdul Javed Museum Moderator: Naz by Khaled Sattar Edhi and Bilquis Registration Ahsanuddin Anam Edhi required
12.45 – 2.30 p.m. LUNCH AND PRAYER BREAK
2.30 – 3.30 p.m. In Conversation with Organizing Literature Aaj ka Ghalib Pakistan–Russia Book Launch: Writers’ Club: Readings by: Art Session 1 Shobhaa De Festivals Shamim Hanfi, Wajid Relations and Hassan Dars jo Creative Fahmida Riaz Session The Art of Moderator: Maniza Ameena Saiyid, Jawad, and Iftikhar Arif Bilateral Risalo Writing for Our Shaikh for Book Making Cooperation Young Writers Children with Naqvi Erica James, Adrienne Moderators: Mahmood Masood Lohar, Saadi by with Varda Nisar Loftus Parkins, and Jamal and Bari Mian Andrey Demidov, Erum Mahboob, Moderator: Fahmida Riaz Jon Slack Sergey Kamenev, Mazhar Laghari, Aquila Ismail Abdul Tareekhi and Ashraf and Sardar Shah Malik Moderator: Asif Farrukhi Kahanian Jehangir Qazi Moderator: by Muhammad Puppet Moderator: Riaz Mohammed Husain Azad Show by Mohammad Khan Hanif Moderator: Ritz Nusrat Jahan Theatre Friday, 15 February 2013
Main Garden Jasmine Aquarius Room 007 Society Suite Tulip Sunflower Lawn
3.45 – 4.45 p.m. In Conversation with Book Launch: Whose Pakistan? Cultural Book Launch: Writers’ Club The Power of Guddu ki Session 1 Nadeem Aslam Confronting the Bomb: Whose Picture?: Enlightenment: Muslims in continued Illustration: Sochaen The Art of Moderator: Kamila Pakistani and Indian Writing Pakistan in Challenge and Indian Cities: An A Play by Book Making Shamsie Scientists Speak Out English Today Opportunity Trajectories of Interactive Tehrik-e- with Edited by Pervez Faisal Nazir, Bina Shah, Moonis Ahmar, Marginalisation Session with Niswan Varda Nisar Hoodbhoy and Zahra Sabri Michael O’Dea, Edited by Nigar Nazar Moderator: Raza Rumi Moderator: and Nomanul Laurent Gayer Introduction: Ameena Madeline Clements Haq Syed Jaffar Saiyid and Britta Moderator: Ahmed Presented by Tapal Petersen Farhan Hanif Moderator: Danedar Teabags Siddiqi Irfan Husain
5.00 – 6.00 p.m. In Conversation with Readings: The Resonance of Pulp Readings and Readings Lady Changhez Pappu ka Session 2 Tehmina Durrani Rumi: A New Fiction in the Popular Conversation from German Khan and Pom Paneer The Art of Moderator: Ameena Translation Imagination with Literature Pom Darling: A Play Book Making Saiyid by Farrukh Dhondy Shakeel Adil Zada, Amar Jaleel Silke Dramatic by with Zaheda Hina, Amjad Moderator: Shah Scheuermann Readings Thespianz Varda Nisar In Good Faith Islam Amjad, Shobhaa Muhammad and Yassin from Ismat Theatre by Saba Naqvi De, and Gulzar Pirzada Musharbash Chughtai’s Moderator: Ghoonghat Moderator: Moderator: Peter Pannke and Quratulain Kamran Asdar Ali Ishrat Lindblad Hyder’s Nazaara Darmiyaan Hai by Zambeel
6.15 – 7.15 p.m. Dastangoi: Mantoiyat Postcolonial Minds: Performing Poetry Readings Writings from Session 2 Danish Husain and Askari and Ahmad Ali Lemn Sissay from German Nepal, Bhutan, continues: Darain Shahidi Mehr Afshan Farooqi Moderator: Salman Tarik Literature and Tibet The Art of Book Making Chair: Intizar Husain Moderator: Shamim Kureishi continued Tenzing Sonam with Hanfi and Wangmo Varda Nisar Moderator: Kanak Mani Dixit 6.15 – 8.15 p.m. Saturday, 16 February 2013
Main Garden Jasmine Aquarius Room 007 Society Suite Tulip Sunflower Lawn
10.00 – 11.00 a.m. The Fall and the Rise of Kufa mein Curfew: Book Launch: In Her Own Political Parties Nasreen Puppet Session 3 the Pakistani Cinema Readings from Intizar Sindh: Stories from a Write: Modern and the 2013 Iqbal on Show by The Art of Meher Jaffri, Jawed Husain’s Fiction Lost Homeland Women’s Elections Compassion Ritz Book Making: Sheikh, and Nadeem Mehr Afshan Farooqi by Saaz Aggarwal Writings in Urdu Farhan Hanif Theatre A Hands-on Mandviwalla and Shamim Hanfi Hamida Khuhro Readings by Siddiqi and Syed Experience Varda Nisar Moderator: Adnan Malik Moderator: Asif Farrukhi Karachi: Our Stories in Azra Abbas and Jaffar Ahmed Our Words Tanveer Anjum Moderator: Registration Edited by Maniza Naqvi Moderator: Mohammad required Bina Shah Kishwar Naheed Waseem Moderator: Durdana Soomro
11.15 a.m. – 12.15 p.m. Narratives: The Impact Theatrewalay The Music Room: Urdu Novel: Book Launch: Poetry Bazaar Book Launch: Pappu ka Session 3 of Political Received Salim Arif, Khalid Indian Classical Music Kal, Aaj aur Kal The Baloch Who Aquila Ismail A Children’s Paneer The Art of Wisdom Ahmad, and Ashok S.M. Shahid, Ila Arun, Mustansar is Not Missing History of A Play Book Making Cameron Munter Bindal and Arshad Mahmud Hussain Tarar, and Others Who the Punjab by with Are Thespianz Varda Nisar Chair: Ashraf Jehangir Moderator: Introduction: Peter Mirza Athar by Hamida by Mohammed Theatre Qazi Vishal Bhardwaj Pannke Baig, and Hasan Khuhro Hanif Manzar Zakia Sarwar Farzana Majeed Chair: Intizar Moderator: and I. A. Rehman Husain Shahla Naqvi Moderator: Moderator: Fatema Hassan Mohammad Ali Talpur
12.30 – 1.30 p.m. Political Engagement Rights and Wrongs: The State of Education Kalaam e Shair Book Launch: Poetry Bazaar Let’s Write Puppet Session 3 in the Pakistani English Human Rights in in Pakistan ba Zubaan e A Political History continued a Story: A Show by continues: Novel Pakistan Pervez Hoodbhoy, Shair: Rendition of Pakistan Creative Ritz The Art of Nadeem Aslam, Mohsin Ali Dayan Hasan, Hamid Shahid Kardar, Ishrat of Urdu Poets 1947–2002 by Writing Theatre Book Making Hamid, and Kamila Khan, I.A. Rehman, and Husain, and Abbas by Nusrat Ali V. Y. Belokrenitsky Workshop with by Zakia Varda Nisar Shamsie Asma Jahangir Rashid Moderator: Humayun Gauhar Sarwar and Moderator: Muneeza Moderator: Justice Moderator: Baela Jamil Raheela Baqai Moderator: Mohsin Tejani Shamsie Nasira Iqbal Jehangir Ashraf Qazi
1.30 – 2.30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK Saturday, 16 February 2013
Main Garden Jasmine Aquarius Room 007 Society Suite Tulip Sunflower Lawn
2.45 – 3.45 p.m. How to Get Filthy Rich Social Satire: Laughing Pakistan’s New Readings and Readings: Screening of Important The Session 4 in Rising Asia: at Ourselves Political Economy Conversation Kuraj Clips from the Turns in Children’s The Art of In Conversation with with Documentaries: Pakistan’s Hour: Book Making: Ali Gul Pir, Beo Zafar, Aasim Sajjad, Ali by Silvia Di Story Mohsin Hamid and Bushra Ansari Cheema, and Faisal Kishwar Naheed Natale Poles Apart, History telling by A Hands-on Moderator: H.M. Naqvi Siddiqi and Iftikhar Arif Breaking the M. Reza Zara Experience Moderator: Nadeem The Disappeared Moderator: Silence, and Kazimi Mumtaz, Varda Nisar Paracha Moderator: Akbar Zaidi and My Raza Rumi Umeed (Hope) Agahi Favourite Things Chair: Children’s Registration by Samar by Kim Echlin Nomanul Haq Theatre, required Presented by Tapal Minallah Khan and Happy Moderator: Home Danedar Teabags Durdana Soomro School
4.00 – 5.00 p.m. Dateline Afghanistan Manto: Mera Dost The Other On the Politics Book Launch: Toffee TV Book Launch: Dosti Session 4 Zahid Hussain, Riaz A Play by H.M. Naqvi, Nadeem of Child Labour Faiz: 50 Poems Kahaani Time Edhi (graphic Kitabon The Art of Mohammad Khan, Tehrik-e-Niswan Aslam, and Kamila Baela Jamil, by Mahmood Jamal Kashu and the novel) Sey: A Book Making Maleeha Lodhi, and Shamsie Samar Minallah Yusuf Jamal Magic Mirror by Tehmina Durrani Programme with Umair Naeem for Varda Nisar Declan Walsh Moderator: Khan, and Poetry of the Akhtar Live Story Promoting Moderator: Najam Sethi Marilyn Wyatt Taimur Rahman Taliban Hameed Khan Illustrations by (graphic novel) Reading Moderator: by Alex Strick van Linschoten Talea Zafar Aquila Ismail among Karamat Ali Humayun Gauhar Group Moderators: Children Moderator: Arfa Singsong by Shahla Naqvi by Khaled Sayeda Zehra ToffeeTV.com and Nusrat Jahan Anam
5.15 – 6.15 p.m. In Conversation with Popular TV Drama: Does History Book Launch: Fun with Session 4 Farrukh Dhondy Main Hum kia Dekhtay Matter in Farnood by Jaun Words continues: Moderators: Richa Hain Pakistan? Elia with The Art of Lakhera and Asif Haseena Moin, Noorul Andrey Demidov, Shakeel Adilzada Mohsin Tejani Book Making Noorani Huda Shah, Amjad Islam Hamida Khuhro, Jadeed Farsi Shaairi with Amjad, and Qaisra Shahraz and A.G. Noorani Translated by Varda Nisar Moderator: Moderator: Syed Noon Meem Rashid Khursheed Hyder Jaffar Ahmed Iftikhar Arif Moderator: Shahida Hassan
6.30 – 7.30 p.m. In Conversation with Mushaira Punjabiyat Readings: Readings and Press Conference In Conversation George Galloway MP Kishwar Desai, Nadeem Garbage Beat Conversation with with Moderator: Irfan Husain Aslam, and Mohammed by Richa Lakhera with Shobhaa De Kanak Mani Hanif The Holy Steve Inskeep Dixit, Editor and Publisher Moderator: Woman Moderator: by Qaisra Shahraz of Himal Sarwat Mohiuddin Javed Jabbar Moderator: Moderator: Madeline Clements Ghazi Salahuddin
6.30 – 8.30 p.m. Mushaira Gulzar, Anwar Shaoor, Iftikhar Arif, Kishwar Naheed, Fahmida Riaz, Imdad Hussaini, Sahar Imdad, Sahar Ansari, Nizamat: Fatema Hassan Amjad Islam Amjad, Khwaja Razi Haider, Afzal Ahmed Syed, Shahida Hassan, Sabir Waseem, Attiya Dawood, Shaukat Abid, Mohsin Shakeel, Anwar Masood, Sarwat Mohiuddin, Aqeel Abbas Jafri, and Peerzada Salman Sunday, 17 February 2013
Main Garden Jasmine Aquarius Room 007 Society Suite Tulip Sunflower Lawn
10.00 – 11.00 a.m. Dynastic Politics Secularism in Pakistan Emerging Writers Tareekh aur Book Launch: Dramatic Reading: Sazish Session 5 Victoria Schofield, Hamid Khan, Javed Syed Kashif Raza, Hamaray Masail Critical Muslim Reading from Cracking the kee Wajah The Art of Nasim Zehra, Jabbar, Asma Jahangir, Shazaf Fatima Haider, (History and Series Intizar Husain’s Code sey Khail Book Making: Najmuddin Shaikh, and Justice Nasira Iqbal and Masud Alam Contemporary The Arabs are ‘Paani kay for Children Multavi A Hands-on Issues) Alive (Volume 1) Qaidi’ by Experience and Barkha Dutt Moderator: Irfan Husain Moderator: Mohammed Mona Qaiser Written Izzeldin Abuelaish Tehrik-e- Moderator: Hanif Mubarak Ali, and Shahina by Imran Varda Nisar Niswan Najam Sethi Syed Jaffar The Idea of Alvi Aslam Oxford Ahmed, and Islam (Volume 2) University Chief Guest: A Play Sultan-i-Rome Ishrat Lindblad Press Pakistan Intizar Husain by Museum Moderator: Pakistan? Gripps (Volume 4) Registration Kamran Asdar Theatre Ali Bina Shah required Moderator: Ghazi Salahuddin
11.15 a.m. – 12.15 p.m. In Conversation with The Dynamics of Urdu ka Sitam ya Urdu Dastan aur Readings: How Books Story Session 5 Najam Sethi Karachi pe Sitam: Ghazal: Fatal Faultlines are Published Telling The Art of Moderator: Laurent Gayer, Steve A Talk by Readings from by Irfan Husain Ameena Saiyid, by Book Making Arfa Sayeda Zehra Classical Urdu Fahmida Riaz, Adeel with Muneeb Farooq Inskeep, Aquila Ismail, Clifton Bridge Literature Angela Hasan, Hashmi Varda Nisar Bina Shah, and Arif Moderator: Fatema by Irshad Abdul Shireen Syed, Hasan Hassan Zehra Nigah and Kadir Shiraz Haider, Moderator: Kamran Intizar Husain Moderator: and Raheela Asdar Ali Moderator: Ishrat Lindblad Baqai Asif Farrukhi
12.30 – 1.30 p.m. Kashmir Appreciating Urdu In Conversation with Book Launch: Book Launch: Storytelling Puppet Session 5 Victoria Schofield, Poetry Izzeldin Abuelaish Poora Manto Of Martyrs and for Children Show continues: Najmuddin Shaikh, and Bari Mian, Wajid Jawad, Moderator: Raza Rumi Shamim Hanfi Marigolds with by The Art of by Aquila Ismail Khursheed Ritz Book Making Idrees Lone and Mahmood Jamal Moderator: Zubeida Mustafa Hyder and Theatre with Moderator: Moderator: Arfa Sayeda and Khalid Amra Alam Varda Nisar Nasim Zehra Ghazi Salahuddin Zehra Ahmad Moderator: Niilofur Farrukh
1.30 – 2.30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK Sunday, 17 February 2013
Main Garden Jasmine Aquarius Room 007 Society Suite Tulip Sunflower Lawn
2.30 – 3.30 p.m. Jugul Bandi Indo–Pakistan Glittering Prizes: The Feminization Book Launch: Map Reading Pappu ka Session 6 Gulzar and Vishal Discourse: Dissent and Award-winning Fiction of Poverty in Indus Waters Skills for Paneer The Art of Bhardwaj Conformity 2010–13 South Asia and Social Children A Play Book Making Change: The with by with Chair: Raza Rumi A.G. Noorani, Ashraf A Talk and Slide Fahmida Riaz, Evolution and Asfiya Aziz Thespianz Varda Nisar Jehangir Qazi, and Presentation Haris Gazdar, Transition of Theatre Zafar Hilaly by Muneeza Shamsie Urvashi Butalia, Agrarian Society Moderator: Nasim Zehra Moderator: and Sadiqa in Pakistan Razeshta Sethna Salahuddin by Saiyid Ali Moderator: Naqvi Taimur Rahman Ijaz Nabi and Akbar Zaidi Presented by Tapal Moderator: Danedar Teabags Noman Ahmed
3.45 – 4.45 p.m. Pakistan through The Prospects of Publishing Translations Tanz o Mizah Readings: Press Conference Poetry Dosti Session 6 Foreign Eyes US–Pakistan Relations Fahmida Riaz, Lorenza Anwar Masood In the City of with Writing for Kitabon The Art of Declan Walsh, Maleeha Lodhi and Raponi, Silvia Di Natale, and Ata ul Haq Gold and Silver Izzeldin Young Adults Sey: A Book Making: Hasnain Kazim, Yassin Cameron Munter and Urvashi Butalia Qasmi by Kenize Abuelaish with Programme A Hands-on Lemn Sissay for Experience Musharbash, Idrees Lone, Moderator: Moderator: Asif Farrukhi Moderator: Mourad Promoting George Galloway MP, Omayr Saiyid Sarwat Mohiuddin Moderator: Aliya Varda Nisar Reading and Barkha Dutt Iqbal-Naqvi Oxford among University Moderator: Aboard the Children Press Pakistan Cyril Almeida Democracy Train by Khaled Museum by Nafisa Anam Hoodbhoy Registration Moderator: required Syed Jaffar Ahmed
5.00 – 6.00 p.m. Folk Music and Theatre A Carrot is a Carrot: The Great Sufi Poets of Readings and Udas Naslain ToffeeTV Session 6 Ila Arun and Sheema Selected Readings by the Punjab: Conversation (The Weary Kahaani Time The Art of Kermani Zia Mohyeddin In Conversation with with Amjad Generation): Urdu Story Book Making Sarwat Mohiuddin Islam Amjad In Conversation with Moderator: Moderator: Asif Farrukhi enacted by Hira with Abdullah Varda Nisar Naz Ikramullah Chair: Peter Pannke Moderator: Ilyas Bawahab Husain Moderator: Zahra Sabri Ahmed Shah and Hamza Lari Moderator: Group Irfan Javed SingSong by ToffeeTV.com
6.30 – 7.30 p.m. Closing Ceremony: Keynote Speech by George Galloway MP Announcement of the Karachi Literature Festival–Coca Cola Best Non–fiction Book Prize 2013