The second day of the 9th Faiz Festival turned the Alhamra Arts Centre into a vibrant hub of cultural exchange, intellectual discourse and mesmerising performances. With a massive turnout, including ...

Senior IAS officer Faiz Ahmed Kidwai has been appointed the chief of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Friday.

LAHORE: The Alhamra Art Centre, Mall Road, was festooned with big panaflexes bearing images and verses of Faiz Ahmed Faiz as the three-day 9th International Faiz Festival kicked off here on Friday.

Then I turned fifteen and learned that Iqbal Bano had indeed been banned from performing in Pakistan in 1985—for daring to recite Hum Dekhengey, written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a revolutionary poet.