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‘Pakistan must continue to preserve and strengthen its nuclear capability’

Jan 26, 2025 | dawn.com | Peerzada Salman |Abbas Nasir

KARACHI: National Command Authority (NCA) Adviser retired Lieutenant General Khalid Ahmed Kidwai has stressed the need for preserving and strengthening the country’s nuclear capability. Speaking at a seminar here on Saturday, he said when the former USSR collapsed, Ukraine gave up almost 2,000 nuclear weapons and the consequences are there for everyone to see.
Exhibition offers glimpse into Karachi’s transformation after Partition

Jan 16, 2025 | images.dawn.com | Peerzada Salman

The transformation of Karachi from a quaint little littoral town to a bustling metropolis after independence was the subject of an exhibition that opened on Wednesday evening. Titled From Borders to Belongings: Karachi’s Journey through Migration, organised by The Dawood Foundation (TDF), the exhibition drew a number of people on its opening day at TDF Ghar. The bulk of the information is provided through posters, documentaries, artefacts.
This year’s Urdu Conference to celebrate Karachi’s vibrant past

Nov 19, 2024 | images.dawn.com | Peerzada Salman

The 17th International Urdu Conference will be held from December 5 to December 8 in the metropolis and the event is going to celebrate the city of Karachi. This was announced by the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi President Ahmed Shah at a press conference on Monday evening. Shah said recently the council held the world’s longest-running international festival (for 38 days). Before that, there used to be travel advisories for Pakistan but the festival changed that perception about the country.
LIVEWIRE: THE WORLD ON OUR STAGE

Nov 9, 2024 | dawn.com | Peerzada Salman

In 2023, the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi held an International Theatre Festival in which, apart from Pakistani artists, theatre groups from 44 countries took part. It was a successful venture. This year, the council’s president, Ahmed Shah, aimed for the stars and did not confine the event to the realm of theatre alone. He turned it into a cultural extravaganza, as a result of which the first World Culture Festival (WCF) was organised from September 26 to November 2.
World Culture Festival concludes after over a month of colourful activities

Nov 3, 2024 | dawn.com | Peerzada Salman |Abbas Nasir

• Karachiites throng YMCA park to attend closing ceremony, concert • It was a dream to bring artists from 40 countries to Karachi, says Anwar Maqsood Folk singer Akhtar Chanal performs at the event, which featured a spectacular fireworks display (right), on Saturday night.—Fahim Siddiqi / White Star KARACHI: Scintillating music, romantic poetry and a dash of humour were the features of the closing ceremony of the World Culture Festival organised by the Arts Council of Pakistan at the YMCA on...
40 artists from 10 countries to participate in Karachi Biennale

Oct 24, 2024 | dawn.com | Peerzada Salman

KARACHI: The fourth edition of Karachi Biennale (KB24) will begin on Sunday and continue till Nov 10, organisers of the mega event announced on Wednesday evening. Speaking at a press conference at the Sambara Art Gallery, Managing Trustee of the Karachi Biennale Trust (KBT) Niilofur Farrukh said over 40 artists have arrived from 10 countries to take part in the event who will touch upon the theme. “This year we have two public parks — Frere Hall and Bagh Ibne Qasim.
Dancers, musicians enthral audiences at opening of World Culture Festival in Karachi

Sep 27, 2024 | images.dawn.com | Peerzada Salman

A riot of colour and a host of delightful moving images welcomed a good number of art lovers to the opening ceremony of the World Culture Festival organised by the Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi on Thursday evening. There was a delectable variety of performances on display beginning with the local talent of Ustad Sabzal (banjo) and Farhan Raees Khan (sitar). They played two tunes, the first of which was a folk number.
Arts Council to host World Culture Festival next month

Aug 18, 2024 | dawn.com | Peerzada Salman |Abbas Nasir

KARACHI: More than 150 artists representing 34 countries, including India and Palestine, will take part in the Arts Council’s first edition of World Culture Festival Karachi, which will take place from Sept 26 to Oct 30. Speaking at a press conference here on Saturday, Arts Council President Ahmed Shah said it is an ambitious project on which work began some six months back. Last year, the council arranged an international theatre festival participated by seven countries.
Dance, dastaan and dhamal enthral music lovers at Napa

Jun 28, 2024 | images.dawn.com | Peerzada Salman

The Walled City of Lahore Authority’s Cultural Troupe gave a thoroughly entertaining performance at the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) on Thursday evening, making the inauguration of the four-day long event — which was also the day when the first summer rain eased Karachiites heatwave torment — a memorable one. The show began with an address of welcome by Napa’s CEO Junaid Zubairi.
This week 50 years ago: Water scarcity, heatwave and summer exhibition

Jun 23, 2024 | dawn.com | Peerzada Salman

IT is now an established fact that ever since Karachi’s population began to increase exponentially the issue of insufficient amenities has been troubling citizens and the authorities alike. By the first half of the 1970s, the problem had become acute.