Despite a woeful lack of theatrical technique and a simplistic plot, Anwar Maqsood’s debut script for theatre was a mix of cynical truths and hilarious truisms about Pakistan.
Ayesha Salman’s debut novel ventures into taboo territories, injects elements of fantasy in the way the characters see the world and unveils shocking contradictions in the life of a Pakistani family.
Professor Monique Kervran, of the Sorbonne University in Paris, gave a talk on her archeological research on Damrilah: the sister town of Thatta and Daybul at the Mohatta Palace Museum.