Category: Culture & Heritage

ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (APP): Advisor to Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage Division, Irfan Siddiqui Tuesday inaugurated a library at National Press Club (NPC) which would provide reading facility to the journalists community. President NPC, Shakeel Anjum, General Secretary Imran Dilhon, President Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Afzal Butt, Managing Director, National… Continue reading Irfan Siddiqui inaugurates library at NPC

ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (APP): Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) and China Radio International (CRI) on Monday launched local transmission of FM98 Dosti Channel in a colourful ceremony here at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA). PBC Director General Khursheed Ahmed Malik and CRI Vice President Hu Bangsheng signed a mutual agreement on the occasion. Senior officials of… Continue reading Pak-China FM98 Dosti Channel launched

ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (APP): National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) in collaboration with Dastan Monday evening paid tribute to Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi at Lok Virsa Media centre. Renowned Scholar Prof. Dr. Rasheed Hasan, Prof. Dr. Shagufta and large number of people from different walks of life attended the event. Speakers highlighted the… Continue reading Tribute paid to Rumi at Lok Virsa

ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (APP):Pakistan is the custodian of Gandhara Buddhist Civilizations and there are numerous holy places in Pakistan of great value for Japanese Buddhist people said Abdul Ghafoor Khan, Managing Director PTDC during a meeting with Daijo TSUCHIKAWA, Second Secretary of Japanese Embassy in Islamabad. He said that restoration of peace and betterment of… Continue reading Buddhist Civilization remains in Pakistan of great value for Japanese Pilgrims:Abdul Ghafoor

ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (APP): Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) Monday organized a puppet show and quiz competition among students of various educational institutions in connection with Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’ birth anniversary celebrations. The Council National Puppet Theater (NPT) organized a puppet show, presenting various colorful tableaus, patriotic songs, folk dances and highlighted… Continue reading PNCA organizes Puppet Show in connection with Quaid birthday celebrations

ISLAMABAD Dec 18 (APP): Lok Virsa is organizing a week-long training program for children on “Traditional Handloom Work” under the ongoing Craft of the Month series from December 19 to 25. “The program aims at promoting traditional skills, giving knowledge to younger generation, specially children about the importance and utility of different crafts and providing… Continue reading Tradional Handloom Work training program to start from tomorrow

ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP): Lok Virsa Mandwa Film Club Saturday organised screening of Iranian classic film ‘Baran’ here at Heritage Library. A large number of people from different walks of life attended screening of the film. Baran is a 2001 Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi, based on an original script by Majid Majidi. The movie is set… Continue reading Iranian classic film ‘Baran’ screened at Lok Virsa

ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP): A two-day weekly book bazar concluded here on Saturday. It was kicked off on Friday at the premises of Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL). Talking to APP an official said publishers and book sellers from Islamabad and Rawalpindi set up their stalls at weekly book bazar. Books on various subjects were available in the bazar… Continue reading Two-day book bazar concludes on Saturday

ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP): National History and Literary Heritage (NHLH) Division signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Inter Art Channel, Republic of Korea to organize an exhibition of Gandhara artefact and sculptures from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in two cities of Korea. According to the MoU, the exhibition would be held for a period of… Continue reading Gandhara artefact to be displayed at exhibition in Korea

ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (APP): The Danish government in collaboration with the Danish Centre for Culture and Development (CKU) celebrated the diversity of culture in Pakistan while highlighting art and culture as a tool for socio economic change. According to a press release of embassy of Denmark issued here Friday, the event which marked the official… Continue reading Denmark celebrates Pakistan’s art, culture

ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (APP): Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) has been organising a two-day weekly book bazar on every Friday and Saturday to promote book reading culture among the people. Talking to APP an official said, these days the people are mostly inclined to media and internet surfing, due to this, the habit of book reading… Continue reading PAL for promoting book reading culture

ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (APP): Lok Virsa Mandwa Film Club would screen Iranian award winner movie ‘Baran’ here on December 17 at Lok Virsa media center. Film directed and produced by Majid Majid released on 2001 and awarded at Cannes Film Festival in Franceis is based on a man named Lateef, who works on a construction… Continue reading Lok Virsa to screen ‘Baran’ on Saturday

ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (APP): Ajoka theatre in collaboration with Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) Wednesday staged three acclaimed plays here at PNCA Auditorium. The first play ‘Dukh Darya’ (The River of Sorrow) was based on a true story of Kashmiri woman wanted to cross the border unconsciously. The story reflected the unending suffering… Continue reading Ajoka theatre staged 3 plays at PNCA

ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (APP): The Rotary Club of Islamabad (Metropolitan) hosted a fundraiser and dinner with “Divine Rhythm: An Evening of Sufi Music” to celebrate the centennial of The Rotary Foundation. The event was organized to raise funds for Rotary’s polio immunization programme. Established in 1917, The Foundation is the $1 billion charitable arm of… Continue reading Rotary Club hosts fundraiser with Sufi music evening

ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (APP): Wednesday was the birth anniversary of renowned poet, biographer and scholar Jon Elia. He was born on December 14, 1931 in Amroha, Uttar Pardesh. Elia migrated to Pakistan in 1957 and settled in Karachi. He wrote his first Urdu couplet when he was just 8. His famous poetry collections include Shayed,… Continue reading Famous poet Jon Elia remembered on birth anniversary

ISLAMABAD Dec 14 (APP): Former Prime Minister of Nepal Jhala Nath Khanal alongwith its cabinet’s former Finance Minister Surendra Pandey Wednesday visited National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage at Lok Virsa. The guests were welcomed and briefed about the functions and cultural activities of Lok Virsa, a press release issued here said. International Human… Continue reading Former PM Nepal visits Lok Virsa

ISLAMABAD, Dec 13 (APP): The literary jury on Tuesday announced the highest literary award “Kamal e Fun” 2015 for renowned scholar Kishwar Naheed here at Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL). Chairman PAL Prof. Dr. Muhammad Qasim Bughio and jury comprised of writers and scholars including Asghar Nadeem Syed, Mushtaq Soof, Nasir Ali Syed, Yussouf Shaheen,… Continue reading Highest literary award Kamal-e-Fun announced for Kishwar Naheed

ISLAMABAD, Dec 12 (APP): Ajoka Theatre has scheduled to perform three of its acclaimed plays in collaboration with Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) from December 13 at PNCA Auditorium. The plays are: “Dukh Darya:, “”Kabira Khara Bazaar Mein” and “Bala King”, said a press release issued here on Monday. “Dukh Darya” (The River of Sorrow),… Continue reading Ajoka theatre to presents its acclaimed plays at PNCA tomorrow

ISLAMABAD Dec 11 (APP): The Second Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival Sunday concluded at the Pakistan Council of Arts (PNCA). The PNCA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage and Eyebex Films screened a number of documentaries and films with diverse themes at two day of the festival. Sixteen long and… Continue reading Two day Intl’ mountains film festival concludes