2024-12-14-03-14 Thousands attend second day of 19th KIBF KARACHI: The second day of the five-day Karachi International Book Fair (KIBF) at the city’s Expo Center drew ... Updated 14 Dec, 2024 07:41am
Literature Actress Sarah Jessica Parker joins Booker Prize 2025 jury LONDON: Hollywood actress Sarah Jessica Parker, known for her lead role in ‘Sex and the City’, will be a judge on... Published 11 Dec, 2024 05:36pm
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2024-12-07-02-26 Urdu Conference discusses religious poetry and literature KARACHI: The ongoing 17th Aalmi Urdu Conference, Jashan-e-Karachi, entered its second day with a thought-provoking... Published 07 Dec, 2024 06:51am
2024-11-26-03-01 Indian author Ghosh wins top Dutch prize AMSTERDAM: Acclaimed Indian author Amitav Ghosh has won the coveted Dutch Erasmus Prize for his writings on climate... Updated 26 Nov, 2024 06:29am
2024-11-25-01-24 Parveen Shakir remembered on her birth anniversary ISLAMABAD: Legendary poetess Parveen Shakir was remembered on her 72nd birth anniversary being observed across the... Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:52am
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Literature Pulitzer winner Jhumpa Lahiri declines award over New York museum’s keffiyeh ban WASHINGTON: Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi... Published 26 Sep, 2024 02:23pm
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