Friday, 6 February 2015Welcome Speeches by Ameena Saiyid obe, Asif Farrukhi, and Ghazi SalahuddinSpeeches by Festival SponsorsAwards of the Karachi Literature Festival Best Fiction and Non-Fiction BooksKeynote Speeches by Nayantara Sahgal and Zehra NigahPerformance by Nighat Chaodhry

5.00 – 9.00 p.m.InaugurationMAIN GARDEN

* The Programme is subject to change without prior notice due to last minute cancellations and other contingencies.

10.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.MAIN GARDENPolitics and Personalities of Pakistan: In Conversation with Najam SethiModerator: Agha Ghazanfar JASMINE HALLKitabi Chehre se Facebook tak: Reading in the Age of TV and Social MediaSpeakers: Haseena Moin, Amjad Islam Amjad, Asghar Nadeem Syed, Zaheda Hina, and Neelofar AbbasiModerator: Syed Nusrat AliAQUARIUS HALLHe Sang to Our Souls: Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanSpeakers: Pierre Alain Baud and Nomanul HaqModerator: Ali SethiROOM 007Book Launch: Where Worlds Collide: Pakistani Fiction in the New Millennium by David Waterman Speakers: Muneeza Shamsie and David WatermanModerator: Framji MinwallaBook Launch: Koozah: Naye Likharion ki Kaawishon ka Intikhab compiled by Zahra SabriSpeakers: Maniza Naqvi and Bilal TanweerModerator: Harris KhaliquePRINCESS ROOMBook Launch: Ballet in the Cane Fields: Vignettes from a Dominican WanderlogueModerator: Omayr Aziz SaiyidSUNFLOWER ROOMThe Art of Bookmaking – Activities with Children Age Group: 5 to 12 yearsPresented by Oxford University Press

11.15 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.MAIN GARDENBook Launch: Benazir Bhutto: A Multidimensional Portrait by Anna SuvorovaSpeakers: Zafar Hilaly, Syeda Abida Hussain, and Anna SuvorovaModerator: Victoria SchofieldJASMINE HALLCan Local Cinema Travel Globally? Speakers: Sanjay Iyer, Munizae Jahangir, and Meenu GaurModerator: Mazhar ZaidiAQUARIUS HALLThe World as the Author Sees itSpeakers: Aakar Patel, Benyamin, Mohammed Hanif, and Alex PrestonModerator: Sarah HumayunROOM 007Book Launch: Fade Into Red by Reshma K. Barshikar Speakers: Zakia Sarwar and Reshma K. BarshikarModerator: Arshia SattarBook Launch: Baltistan: Apricot Bloom by Tariq Alexander QaiserSpeaker: Tariq Alexander Qaiser Moderator: Iftikhar SalahuddinPRINCESS ROOMWorking with the Printed WordSpeakers: Ritu Menon, Ameena Saiyid, Afzaal Ahmad, Marc Parent, and Karthika V.K.Moderator: Asif NooraniSUNFLOWER ROOMThe Art of Bookmaking – Activities with Children ContinuedPresented by Oxford University Press

12.30 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.MAIN GARDENAn Eloquent Truth: In Conversation with Jugnu MohsinModerator: Sahira KazmiJASMINE HALLBook Launch: The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket by Osman SamiuddinSpeakers: Murad Moosa Khan, Nadeem F. Paracha, and Osman SamiuddinModerator: Kamila ShamsieAQUARIUS HALLBook Launch: Why I Write: Essays by Saadat Hasan Manto by Aakar PatelSpeakers: Nauman Naqvi, Kamran Asdar Ali, and Aakar PatelModerator: Fahd AliROOM 007Sindhi Afsaana jo Saun SaalSpeakers: Imdad Hussaini, Manzoor Kohyar, and Akhlaq AnsariModerator: Sahar Imdad PRINCESS ROOMCultural DiplomacySpeaker: Christopher MerrillModerator: Shayma SaiyidSUNFLOWER ROOMThe Art of Bookmaking – Activities with Children ContinuedPresented by Oxford University Press

1.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m.BREAK

2.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.MAIN GARDENThe Satirical Pen:In Conversation with Mohammed HanifModerator: Navid Shahzad

JASMINE HALLCompassionate KarachiSpeakers: Karen Armstrong (on Skype), Pervez Hoodbhoy, Jameel Yusuf, Ishrat Husain, and Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui Moderator: Amin HashwaniAQUARIUS HALLKhayali Shakhs say Muqabala: In Conversation with Kishwar Naheed and Book Launch: Intikhab-e-Kalam: Kishwar Naheed compiled by Asif FarrukhiSpeakers: Asif Farrukhi and Kishwar NaheedModerators: Muhammad Ahmed Shah and Anwer Sen RoyROOM 007Announcement of the KLF Peace Prize WinnerPRINCESS ROOMUncovering History: In Conversation with John Keay Moderator: Nauman NaqviSUNFLOWER ROOMCreative Movement for Children with Nighat Chaodhry

3.45 p.m. – 4.45 p.m.MAIN GARDENShayer e Awam: Habib JalibSpeakers: Asma Jahangir and Aitzaz AhsanModerator: Mujahid BarelviJASMINE HALLCrossing Genres: Transmuting Fiction into DramaSpeakers: Kamila Shamsie, Framji Minwalla, Arshia Sattar, Alex Preston, and Nimra BuchaModerator: Muneeza ShamsieAQUARIUS HALLBook Launch: Gender, Politics, and Performance in South Asia compiled by Sheema Kermani, Asif Farrukhi, and Kamran Asdar Ali

Speakers: Jamil Ahmed, Andrea Backhaus, Shayma Saiyid, Sheema Kermani, Asif Farrukhi, and Kamran Asdar AliModerator: Rumana HusainROOM 007Book Launch: Changing India: A Muslim Woman Speaks by Iqbalunnisa HussainSpeakers: Tahera Aftab and Salima Ahmed Moderator: Arif ZamanBook Launch: Urdu Afsanay Intikhab: Syed Rafiq Hussain and Intikhab: Naiyer Masood compiled by Asif FarrukhiSpeakers: Masood Ashar and Intizar HusainModerator: Ghazi SalahuddinPRINCESS ROOMIOWA Silk Route Residency ProgrammeSpeakers: Bina Shah, Shandana Minhas, Sridala Swami, H. M. Naqvi, and Kavery NambisanModerator: Christopher MerrillSUNFLOWER ROOMReadings from Our Shaikh Sa’di: A Selection from Gulistan and Bustan and The Simurgh and the Birds: A Selection from Mantiq-ut-Tayr by Shaikh Farid ud-Din Attar by Fahmida RiazSpeaker: Fahmida Riaz

5.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.MAIN GARDENFreedom’s Niece: In Conversation with Nayantara SahgalModerator: Salman Tarik KureshiAQUARIUS HALLThe Changing Face of Pakistani PoliticsSpeakers: I. A. Rehman, Asma Jahangir, Syeda Abida Hussain, and Sahar ShafqatModerator: Mahtab Akbar Rashdi

ROOM 007Book Launch: The Closed Valley: With Fierce Friends in the Pakistani Himalayas and Wrestlers, Pigeon Fanciers, and Kite Flyers: Traditional Sports and Pastimes in Lahore by Jurgen Wasim FrembgenSpeakers: John Keay and Jurgen Wasim FrembgenModerator: Asif NooraniPRINCESS ROOMBook Launch: The Emergence of Socialist Thought among North Indian Muslims (1917–1947) by Khizar Humayun Ansari Speakers: Babar Ayaz and Khizar Humayun AnsariModerator: Nomanul HaqSUNFLOWER ROOMDosti Kitabon Sey by Khaled Anam

6.15 p.m. – 8.15 p.m.JASMINE HALLMushairaNizamat: Ambareen Haseeb AmberAnwar Shaoor, Kishwar Naheed, Sahar Ansari, Imdad Hussaini, Amjad Islam Amjad, Afzal Ahmed Syed, Sabir Zafar, Sahar Imdad, Fatema Hassan, Shaukat Abid,Tanveer Anjum, Attiya Dawood, Ajmal Siraj, Harris Khalique, Aqeel Abbas Jafri, Sarwat Zehra, Inaam Nadeem, Kashif Hussain Ghayar, Zulfiqar Adil, and Salman Sarwat

8.30 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.MAIN GARDENPresentation on Indus Raag: Music Beyond Borders

9.00 p.m. MAIN GARDENConcert by Fuzon Band

Saturday, 7 February 2015

10.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.MAIN GARDENBook Launch: The Political Imagination by Nayantara Sahgal and Out of Line: A Literary and Political Biography of Nayantara Sahgal by Ritu MenonSpeakers: Nayantara Sahgal and Ritu MenonModerator: Aamer HusseinJASMINE HALLSindh Sagar aur Qayam-e-Pakistan: In Conversation with Hamida KhuhroModerator: Aitzaz AhsanAQUARIUS HALLMaking A Better Pakistan—Screenings of Short Films by Faryal Malik, Alizeh Kohari, Azhar Shan, and Ayoub Mallah followed by Award CeremonySpeakers: Sabeen Mahmud and Khalid MahmoodModerator: Pervez HoodbhoyROOM 007Iran—A Story of Emperors and KingsA Presentation by Iftikhar SalahuddinModerator: Khalid MirPRINCESS ROOMDialogue of Rhythm and Movement: In Conversation with Nighat ChaodhryModerator: Shayma SaiyidSUNFLOWER ROOMStorytelling by Amra Alam

11.15 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.MAIN GARDENPTV aur Aaj ka DramaSpeakers: Samina Ahmed, Aamina Sheikh, Sajid Hasan, Sania Saeed, Samira Fazal, Haseena Moin, and Neelofar AbbasiModerator: Raju Jamil

JASMINE HALLA Traveller’s Tales: Lahore say Yarkent tak with Mustansar Hussain TararSpeaker: Mustansar Hussain TararModerator: Asghar Nadeem SyedAQUARIUS HALLVitality and Violence: The Chaos that is Karachi followed by Book Launch: Karachi: The Land Issue by Arif Hasan et. al Speakers: Nasreen Askari, Maniza Naqvi, Rumana Husain, and Arif HasanModerator: Kamran Asdar AliROOM 007Book Launch: Qurratulain Hyder’s Andaz-e-Bayan Aur edited by Jameel AkhtarSpeakers: Azra Abbas and Ameena SaiyidModerator: Arfa Sayeda ZehraBook Launch:Nau Lakhi Kothi by Ali Akbar NatiqSpeaker: Ali Akbar Natiq Moderator: Mohammed HanifPRINCESS ROOMSab Lal o Gohar: In Conversation with Fahmida Riaz and Book Launch: Intikhab-e-Kalam: Fahmida Riaz compiled by Asif FarrukhiSpeakers: Harris Khalique, Fahmida Riaz and Asif FarrukhiModerator: Mujahid BarelviMeray bhi hain Kuch Khwab: In Conversation with A. Sean Pue and Book Launch: I Too Have Some Dreams: N.M. Rashed and Modernism in Urdu Poetry by A. Sean PueSpeakers: Asif Farrukhi and A. Sean PueModerator: Sarah Humayun

SUNFLOWER ROOMDosti Kitabon Sey by Khaled Anam

12.30 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.MAIN GARDENLooking into the Corridors of Power: In Conversation with Syeda Abida Hussain and Book Launch: Power Failure: The Political Odyssey of a Pakistani WomanSpeaker: Syeda Abida HussainModerators: Irshad Abdul Kadir and Hamida Khuhro JASMINE HALLThe English Language Literatures of South Asia: Do They Interact with Each Other?Speakers: Sadaf Saaz Siddiqui, H.M. Naqvi, and Ritu MenonModerator: Muneeza ShamsieAQUARIUS HALLThe Constitutional Right to Education: From Access to Quality Learning for AllSpeakers: Mosharraf Zaidi, Arfa Sayeda Zehra, Ishrat Husain, Zobaida Jalal, Sabrina Dawood, and Ameena SaiyidModerator: Baela Raza JamilROOM 007In a Time of Tragedy Book Launch: A Season for Martyrs by Bina ShahSpeaker: Bina ShahModerator: Victoria SchofieldPRINCESS ROOMMental Health in a Troubled CitySpeakers: Ayesha Mian, Naeem Sadiq, Haroon Ahmed, and Saadia QuraishyModerator: Murad Moosa KhanSUNFLOWER ROOMCreative Movement for Children with Nighat Chaodhry

1.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m.BREAK

2.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.MAIN GARDENTransaction or Transformation in Film and TV Speakers: Ali Saleem, Sanjay Iyer, and Mira SethiModerator: Omayr Aziz SaiyidJASMINE HALLA Dramatic Presentation of the Stories of Manto and Intizar Husain by Feryal Ali-Gauhar Chair: Intizar HusainModerator: Asghar Nadeem SyedAQUARIUS HALLGul Chandni: In Conversation with Zehra NigahModerator: Masood AsharROOM 007Mirror of the Mind: In Conversation with Aamer Hussein Moderator: Bilal TanweerPRINCESS ROOMBook Launch: Kitab-e-Muntashir: Ye Natamam si Eik Zindagi jo Guzri hay by Musadiq Sanwal Speakers: Mohammed Hanif and Wusat Ullah KhanModerator: Hasan ZaidiSUNFLOWER ROOMStorytelling byKhursheed Hyder

3.45 p.m. – 4.45 p.m.MAIN GARDENThe Complete Performer: In Conversation with Bushra AnsariModerator: Nimra BuchaJASMINE HALLPurani Kahaniyaan, Nayi Dunia: 32 Tales of the Thrones Speakers: Intizar Husain, Arshia Sattar, Arfa Sayeda Zehra, and Masood AsharModerator: Kishwar Naheed

AQUARIUS HALLAtam Katha: In Conversation with Amar JaleelModerator: Shah Muhammad PirzadaROOM 007Can ‘Creative Pakistan’ undo ‘Unstable Pakistan’?Speakers: Jude Kelly and Sherry RehmanModerator: Peter UptonPRINCESS ROOMBook Launch: London, Sydney, Tokyo by Mujahid BarelviSpeaker: Mujahid BarelviModerator: Rumana HusainKal kay Angaray: Book Launch: A Rebel and her Cause: The Life and Work of Rashid Jahan by Rakhshanda JalilSpeakers: Ritu Menon, Kamran Asdar Ali, and Zaheda HinaModerator: Kausar S. KhanSUNFLOWER ROOMBook Launch: Intikhab-e-Kalam: Zahida Khatoon Sherwaniya Compiled by Fatema HasanSpeaker: Fatema HasanModerator: Fahmida RiazBook Launch: Educational Crisis and Reform: Perspectives from South Asia by Abbas Rashid and Irfan MuzaffarSpeakers: Abbas Rashid and Sajid AliModerator: Ghazi Salahuddin

5.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.MAIN GARDENSerial aur Soap: Rung Badaltay DramaySpeakers: Neelofar Abbasi, Sahira Kazmi, Rashid Sami, Khaled Anam, and Shanaz RamziModerator: Hina Khwaja Bayat

JASMINE HALLDastaangoi: Tilism e Hoshruba and Remembering Deputy Nazeer AhmedPerformers: Fawad Khan and Nazarul Hasan of NAPAAQUARIUS HALLThe Legacy of Scheherazade: Women and Fiction Speakers: Shandana Minhas, Reshma K. Barshikar, and Mira SethiModerator: Framji MinwallaROOM 007Char Janam ki Katha: In Conversation with Satyapal AnandSpeakers: Fatema Hassan and Satyapal AnandModerator: Harris KhaliquePRINCESS ROOMA Celebration of Literature and Art FestivalsSpeakers: Sadaf Saaz, Razi Ahmed, Karthika V.K., Ameena Saiyid, Jude Kelly, and Ulrich SchreiberModerator: Asif Farrukhi

6.15 p.m. – 7.15 p.m.MAIN GARDENClosing Ceremony:Speeches by Ameena Saiyid and Asif FarrukhiReadings by Zia Mohyeddin

7.30 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.MAIN GARDENPerformance by Nighat Chaodhry

8.00 p.m. – 10.00 p.m.MAIN GARDENPopular Classics: The Raag-based Love Songs of Pakistan by Ali Sethi

Sunday, 8 February 2015

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