The author is a culture critic based in Lahore
A ban on musical performances in KP’s educational institutions reignites debate regarding the place of culture in modern education
The holy month reveals a complex choreography of piety and commerce
On a recent visit to Pakistan, the filmmaker reflected on why confronting uncomfortable truths still carries a cost
Faiz’s afterlife reveals how culture continues to negotiate space in Pakistan
Why a BBC correspondent’s unsparing view of India resonated so powerfully in Pakistan
A composer’s travels tell a bigger story about culture and what is being lost
As awards season reaches its climax, cinema once again finds itself entangled in questions of power and politics
An IPL controversy shows how sport and culture now answer to nationalism
Brigitte Bardot came to symbolise a new, unsettling idea of womanhood on screen
Basant is set for a cautious revival. Can the city handle it this time?
What Sindh culture day reveals about Pakistan’s linguistic fragmentation
The playwright who offered a model beyond politics and aesthetics
Dharmendra’s six-decade career mirrored the shifting landscape of the subcontinent and the audiences who adored him
Vocalists who carried Faiz’s verse helped transform the ghazal from salon entertainment into a richly textured art form
Dr Arifa Syeda’s command of the spoken word made her one of Pakistan’s most luminous voices on language, history and humanism.
The tradition of setting verse to music reveals how poetry travelled
A new film reveals how culture is now being used as a weapon in the battle for identity
The Diwali celebrations in Karachi stir memories of a shared cultural past
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan redefined the sound of South Asia, transforming qawwali into a global art form
The Karachi Arts Council’s World Culture Festival proves that when art is given room to breathe, it can thrive even amid uncertainty
