* Every effort will be made to adhere to this programme. However, the KLF organizers reserve the right to change the programme at any time.

2.30 p.m.–3.30 p.m.MAIN GARDENThe Dilemmas of the TransgenderArfa Sayeda Zehra in conversation with Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, author of Me Laxmi, Me HijraJASMINE HALLEducation and Reading: Community and Parental InvolvementNisar Ahmad Khuhro, Fazlullah Pechuho, Baela Raza Jamil, Ameena Saiyid, Barbara Toye-Welsh, and Shahnaz Wazir AliModerator: Shaheen Attiq-ur-Rahman

AQUARIUS HALLChap Tilak: Amir Khusro’s Harvest of Folk Songs Talat Hashimi, Zaheda Hina, and Taimur Khan MumtazModerator: Kausar S. KhanROOM 007Book Launch: In Another Country by Rafique KathwariModerator: Salman Tarik KureshiBook Launch: Leaves from Lahore by Mehr TararModerator: Syed Nusrat Ali

3.45 p.m.–4.45 p.m.

JASMINE HALLBook Launch: Cinema and Society: Film and Social Change in Pakistan

Edited by Ali Khan and Ali Nobil Ahmad Ali Khan, Ali Nobil Ahmad, and Hasan ZaidiModerator: Asif NooraniAQUARIUS HALLBook Launch: Intikhab-e-Kalam: Munir Niazi and the Urdu Virsa seriesFahmida Riaz, Asghar Nadeem Syed, and Fatema HassanModerator: Mujahid BarelviROOM 007How Publishers Bring out the Best Andrea Berrini, Ameena Saiyid, and Afzaal AhmadModerator: Hoori Noorani

5.00 p.m.–6.00 p.m.MAIN GARDENAbhi to Main Jawan Hoon: A Tribute to Malika PukhrajTahira Syed and Arshad MahmudModerator: Ayla RazaJASMINE HALLJilawatan sey Jungle tak: Short Stories and TV DramasAsif Farrukhi in conversation with Noor ul Huda ShahAQUARIUS HALLBook Launch: Cover Point: Impressions of Leadership in Pakistan by Jamsheed MarkerJamsheed Marker and Ishrat HussainModerator: Aneesuddin Ahmed

ROOM 007Fiction, Memory, and ColonialismH.M. Naqvi, Sadia Shepard, Kamila Shamsie, and Christoph PetersModerator: Framji Minwalla

6.15 p.m.–7.15 p.m.MAIN GARDENDesi Stand-up Comedy by Sanjay RajouraJASMINE HALLBook Launch: Train to Pakistan by Khushwant SinghBarbara D. Metcalf, Maniza Naqvi, Asif Noorani, and Naz IkramullahModerator: Babar Ayaz

AQUARIUS HALLAbad KharabaHarris Khalique and Asghar Nadeem Syed in conversation with Kishwar NaheedROOM 007Italy Reads Pakistan: Award by Metropoli d’Asia and Consulate of Italy in KarachiStefano Pontecorvo, Andrea Berrini, and H.M. NaqviModerator: Bina Shah

7.30 p.m.–9.30 p.m.MAIN GARDENMusical Evening by Vidya Shah and Zoe Viccaji

Friday, 5 February 2016

For special privileges, register as a Delegate. For information, visit www.karachiliteraturefestival.org

#KhiLF

5, 6, and 7 February 2016

Timings: 10 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.

Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi

Bringing together international and Pakistani writers to promote reading

and showcase writing at its best

The Festival is free and open to all.

10.00 a.m.–11.00 a.m.MAIN GARDENRumi: Mystic and PoetFahmida Riaz, Amar Sindhu, and Bari MianModerator: Syed Nomanul HaqJASMINE HALLBook Launch: Globalisation, Governance and Growth by Ishrat HusainSyed Salim Raza and Ishrat HusainModerator: Vaqar AhmedAQUARIUS HALLColumn say Urdu Bloggers takWusatullah Khan, Masood Ashar, Asghar Nadeem Syed, Zaheda Hina, Amar Jaleel, and Mubashir Ali ZaidiModerator: Wajahat MasoodROOM 007Book Launch: Borderlines by Sehba Sarwar Sehba Sarwar, Tehmina Ahmed, Noor Zaheer, and Naila MahmoodModerator: Ghazi SalahuddinPRINCESS ROOMUsing Technology to Deliver Quality EducationKasim Kasuri and Talea ZafarModerator: Rabia Garib

11.15 a.m.–12.15 p.m.MAIN GARDENSamjhotay ki ChadarSaif Mahmood in conversation with Zehra Nigah JASMINE HALLBook Launch: This Unquiet Land by Barkha DuttGhazi Salahuddin in conversation with Barkha DuttAQUARIUS HALLWriting HistoryNauman Naqvi in conversation with Barbara D. Metcalf ROOM 007Tharparkar: Desert WoesSono Khangharani, Tanveer Ahmed, and Masood LoharModerator: Sadiqa SalahuddinPRINCESS ROOMFostering Innovation and Creativity through Protection of Intellectual PropertyAmar Naseer, Ameena Saiyid, and Babar AyazModerator: Syed Nusrat Ali

12.30 p.m.–1.30 p.m.MAIN GARDENA Story is a Vagabond: A Tribute to Intizar HusainAmeena Saiyid, Kishwar Naheed, Asghar Nadeem Syed, Mustansar

Hussain Tarar, Afzal Ahmed Syed, Fahmida Riaz, Zehra Nigah, and Masood AsharModerator: Asif FarrukhiJASMINE HALLTransgender Rights: Are there Any?Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, Khawar Mumtaz, Bindiya Rana, and Reema AbbasiModerator: Aasim Sajjad AkhtarROOM 007Announcement of the KLF Peace Prize WinnerPRINCESS ROOMOur History, Our Heritage, Our ResponsibilityAsma Ibrahim and Yasmeen Lari

1.45 p.m.–2.45 p.m.MAIN GARDENSafar aur KahaniAsghar Nadeem Syed in conversation with Mustansar Hussain TararJASMINE HALLMother Tongue: Medium of Instruction and LearningChaudhry Faisal Mushtaq, Farzana Firoz, Zubeida Mustafa, and Barbara Toye-WelshModerator: Baela Raza Jamil

AQUARIUS HALLLaughter, the Best MedicineSaad Haroon and Sanjay Rajoura Moderator: Nadeem F. ParachaROOM 007Diversity and DissentHafeez Jamali in conversation with Ziauddin SardarPRINCESS ROOMNayee Awazain (New Voices in Urdu Writing)Ali Akbar Natiq, Mustafa Arbab, and Inaam Nadeem Moderator: Tanveer Anjum

3.00 p.m.–4.00 p.m.MAIN GARDENPakistani Cinema Strikes BackNimra Bucha, Sania Saeed, Farjad Nabi, Hashim Raza, Nadeem Mandviwalla, and Tipu SharifModerator: Shanaz RamziJASMINE HALLWords and Images of the DayOlivier Truc, Barkha Dutt, Farhan Bokhari, and Fasih AhmedModerator: Ghazi SalahuddinAQUARIUS HALLSarkari Urdu, Awami Urdu: The Official Status of UrduArfa Sayeda Zehra, Masood Ashar, and Nasir Abbas NayyarModerator: Fatema Hassan

ROOM 007Book Launch: Eqbal Ahmad: Critical Outsider and Witness in a Turbulent Age by Stuart SchaarStuart Schaar and Pervez HoodbhoyModerator: Nauman Naqvi

4.15 p.m.–5.15 p.m.MAIN GARDENThe Oscar Lady: Omayr Aziz Saiyid in conversation with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy including clips of her filmsAQUARIUS HALLBook Launch: The Resourceful Fakirs by F. S. AijazuddinSyed Jaffar Ahmed in conversation with F.S. AijazuddinBook Launch: The Other Side of the Mountain by Salman KhurshidGhazi Salahuddin in conversation with Salman KhurshidROOM 007What’s Liberal about the Liberal ArtsAaron Mulvany, Barbara D. Metcalf, and Aliya Iqbal NaqviModerator: Framji Minwalla

5.30 p.m.–6.30 p.m.MAIN GARDENAik Sham Anwar Masood kay Naam

AQUARIUS HALLBook Launch: Risk by Steffen KopetzkyMohammed Hanif in conversation with Steffen KopetzkyROOM 007Busting Myths: What is Versus What We are ToldPervez Hoodbhoy and Nadeem F. ParachaModerator: Yaqoob Khan Bangash

6.45 p.m.–8.45 p.m.JASMINE HALLMushaira: Anwar Shaoor, Kishwar Naheed, Sahar Ansari, Imdad Hussaini, Pirzada Qasim, Afzal Ahmed Syed, Sabir Zafar, Sahar Imdad Hussaini, Fatema Hassan, Shahida Hassan, Khwaja Razi Haider, Tanveer Anjum, Attiya Dawood, Ajmal Siraj, Harris Khalique, Aqeel Abbas Jafri, Inaam Nadeem, Kashif Hussain Ghayar, Zulfiqar Adil, Noor ul Huda Shah, and Salman SarwatNizamat: Ambareen Haseeb Amber

6.45 p.m.–9.15 p.m.MAIN GARDENManto, the Movie: Screening followed by Q&A Sarmad Khoosat, Nimra Bucha, Sania Saeed, Talha Mufti, and Shahid Nadeem

10.00 a.m.–11.00 a.m.MAIN GARDENKashmir: The Never-ending ConflictBarkha Dutt, Jean-Luc Racine, and Rafique KathwariModerator: Farhan BokhariJASMINE HALLTowards a Better Pakistan—Screenings of Short Films followed by Award CeremonyModerator: Pervez HoodbhoyAQUARIUS HALLFacing Wrongs and Seeking Rights: The Female PerspectiveRuchira Gupta, Fouzia Saeed, and Feryal Ali-Gauhar, Moderator: Shaheen Attiq-ur-RahmanROOM 007Pakistan: Modernity and Postcoloniality Nauman Naqvi and Shahram AzharModerator: Hafeez Jamali

11.15 a.m.–12.15 p.m.MAIN GARDENLove, Longing, and ExileShah Muhammad Pirzada in conversation with Amar Jaleel JASMINE HALLSouth Asian English Fiction: Where Mythology and History MeetUzma Aslam Khan, Kamila Shamsie, and Bina Shah Moderator: Muneeza Shamsie

AQUARIUS HALLEmigres and Exile: A Tribute to Abdullah HussainH. M. Naqvi, Masood Ashar, Irfan Javed, Afzaal Ahmad, and Mustansar Hussain TararModerator: Asif FarrukhiROOM 007Book Launch: Urdu Adab ki Tashkeel e Jadeed by Nasir Abbas NayyarAqeel Abbas Jafri in conversation with Nasir Abbas NayyarBook Launch: A Princely Affair: Accession and Integration of the Princely States of Pakistan, 1947–1955 by Yaqoob Khan BangashYaqoob Khan Bangash and Barbara D. Metcalf Moderator: Hafeez Jamali

12.30 p.m.–1.30 p.m.MAIN GARDENUBL Literary Excellence AwardsAsghar Nadeem Syed, Arfa Sayeda Zehra, Anwaar Ahmad, Kishwar Naheed, Ghazi Salahuddin, Asif Farrukhi, Framji Minwalla, Ameena Saiyid, and Wajahat HusainModerator: Ali HabibJASMINE HALLThe White Stripe on the National FlagShaheen Attiq-ur-Rahman, Olivier Truc, Reema Abbasi, Sono Khangharani, and John O’BrienModerator: Nazish Brohi

AQUARIUS HALLStories from the Heart, Reflections of Young LeadersROOM 007Book Launch: Candles in the Dark: Successful Organizations in Pakistan’s Weak Institutional Environment by Mahmood Ayub and Turab HussainJavaid Ahmed, Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Mahmood Ayub, and Syed Turab HussainModerator: Sibtain Naqvi

1.45 p.m.–2.45 p.m.MAIN GARDENBook Launch by Lifebuoy: 28 DaysTapu Javeri, Arif Mahmood, Malika Abbas, Tahera Hasan, Sadiah Pal, and Shakil RizviModerator: Sanam SaeedJASMINE HALLAid, Trade, and Inter-State RelationsSyed Salim Raza, Najmuddin Shaikh, and Masuma Hasan Moderator: Vaqar AhmedAQUARIUS HALLBook Launch: Kab Mehkey gi Fassal e Gul by Anis HaroonAnis Haroon, Amar Sindhu, Syed Jaffar Ahmed, and Azra AbbasModerator: Mahtab Akbar RashdiBook Launch: The Editorials of Anwer Pirzado (Musharaf Era) by Anwer PirzadoAijaz Mangi and Mahtab Akbar RashdiModerator: Amar Pirzada

ROOM 007Poets’ Corner: English MushairaShireen Haroun, Moeen Faruqi, Farida Faizullah, Rafique Kathwari, Harris Khalique, and Bilal HamidModerator: Salman Tarik Kureshi

3.00 p.m.–4.00 p.m.MAIN GARDENBook Launch: Neither a Hawk nor a Dove: An Insider’s Account of Pakistan’s Foreign Relations Including Details of the Kashmir Framework by Khurshid Mahmud KasuriBarkha Dutt, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, Ishrat Husain, and Najmuddin ShaikhModerator: F.S. AijazuddinJASMINE HALLRiver of Flesh and Other Stories: The Prostituted Woman in Indian Short Fiction and As if Women Matter: The Essential Gloria Steinem Reader Shayma Saiyid in conversation with the anthologies’ editor, Ruchira GuptaAQUARIUS HALLIdhar Urdu, Udhar Urdu, Kidher Urdu?: Urdu in India and Pakistan Saif Mahmood and Arfa Sayeda ZehraModerator: Bari MianROOM 007Book Launch: Water in the Wilderness by Mehjabeen Abidi-Habib, Rina Saeed Khan, and Richard Garstang

Aaron Mulvany, Mehjabeen Abidi-Habib, and Rina Saeed KhanModerators: Sono Khanghrani and Masood LoharPRINCESS ROOMScreening of Documentary Film ‘Mast Qalandar’, directed by Till Passow, followed by Q&A with the director

4.15 p.m.–5.15 p.m.MAIN GARDENOmayr Aziz Saiyid in conversation with Hina Rabbani KharAQUARIUS HALLCompressed Tales: Urdu Digests and Digest WritersShakeel Adilzada, Neelofar Abbasi, Haseena Moin, Haseeb Asif, Olivier Truc, Noor ul Huda Shah, and Mubashir Ali ZaidiModerator: Zaheda HinaROOM 007Revisiting the Iqbal–Dante QuestionAndrea Berrini and Syed Nomanul HaqModerator: Afzal Ahmed SyedPRINCESS ROOMIslamic Science: The Chimera that Never WasZiauddin Sardar, Sadia Mahmood, Ali Usman Qasmi, and Rina Saeed KhanModerator: Ehsan Masood

5.30 p.m.–6.30 p.m.MAIN GARDENWhat Keeps Us Apart?: India–Pakistan Relations

Salman Khurshid, Jamsheed Marker, and Hina Rabbani KharModerator: F.S. AijazuddinJASMINE HALLHigher Learning or the Wholesaling of Degrees?Wasif Rizvi, Ishrat Husain, Talib Syed Karim, and Shahnaz Wazir AliModerator: Mehtab S. KarimAQUARIUS HALLBook Launch: Kaghazi hay Pairahan by Ismat Chughtai translated by Noor Zaheer Khawar Mumtaz, Noor Zaheer, and Saif MahmoodModerator: Arfa Sayeda ZehraROOM 007Words and Music on the Page: 100 Years of Musical Literature PublishingArshad Mahmud, Muhammad Athar Masood, Vidya Shah, and Sharif AwanModerator: Malahat Awan

6.45 p.m.–7.45 p.m.MAIN GARDENClosing Ceremony:Speeches by Ameena Saiyid and Asif FarrukhiKeynote Speeches by: Ziauddin Sardar and Arfa Sayeda Zehra

8.00 p.m.–9.00 p.m.MAIN GARDENStand-up Comedy by Saad Haroon

Sunday, 7 February 2016

Saturday, 6 February 2016

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Gold sponsors:

Inauguration of the7th Karachi Literature Festival/Jashn-e-Adab

10.00 a.m. Friday 5 February 2016Main Garden, Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi

10.00 a.m. Arrival of Guests Performance by Asif Sinan

10.30 a.m. Welcome Speeches by: Ameena Saiyid obe, Managing Director, Oxford University

Press, and Founder/Director, Karachi and Islamabad Literature Festivals, and Co-Founder, Children’s Literature Festival

Asif Farrukhi, Founder, Karachi and Islamabad Literature Festivals

10.40 a.m. Speeches by Karachi Literature Festival Sponsors

11.20 a.m. Performance by Chao’s Dance and Theatre Performance by Amna Mawaz Khan

11.40 a.m. Awards of the KLF Best Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Urdu Fiction/Non-Fiction Books

12.10 p.m. Keynote Speeches by: Pervez Hoodbhoy and Fahmida Riaz

1.00 p.m. Break

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Gold sponsors:Parking available at UBL parking area (opposite US Consulate) and KPT parking area

(opposite Custom House).

Shuttle services available from parking areas to Beach Luxury Hotel and back.