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Pakistani music and especially ghazals are quite popular in Jammu. A Pakistani cultural troupe is slated to present a play in Jammu and Kashmir next week on Baba Bulle Shah, a 17th century Sufi saint who was revered by both Hindus and Muslims in his time. The troupe of 20 artistes, comprising qawwals and actors [...]

A large number of people accompanied by their children visited a folk Mela, “Mount Fuji ta Mai Kulachi”, that was inaugurated at The Danishgah, here on Friday evening. The technique was almost similar to that used by local artisan, the only difference being the fast-moving electric wheel on which Mr Oto moulded the clay giving [...]

The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) is planning to establish a jewellery park, Dazzle Park, over an area of 22 acres near Jinnah Terminal Airport. The park will cost around Rs230 million ($US5.27 million) and will facilitate gem and jewellery exports, according to a press release.
The park will provide a one-window facility for gems and jewellery exporters comprising a hallmarking/assaying office and gem testing laboratory, besides a jewellery training institute and manufacturing units. The EPB has hired Stephen

The nine-day Pakistani art exhibition opened yesterday to wonderful response from the viewers as everyone looked impressed by the quality of work from some of the top artists. ‘This is all eye-opening stuff. This is the first time that I have got the opportunity to see Pakistani art and am really impressed.’ Pakistani artists too [...]

Thesis displays by fourth year students from the Fine Arts, Design and Architecture departments of the National College of Arts (NCA) concluded on Tuesday. The college was a hub of activity as students, their relatives, teachers and other art connoisseurs turned up in great numbers for the last day of the show.

An exhibition of sculptures titled ‘Ordinary Souls’ by Karachi based artist Abdul Jabbar Gul opened at Ijaz Gallery on Monday. More than a hundred art pieces were put on display, with prices ranging from Rs 5,000 to 0.2 million. The artist said that using takhtis was his way of recollecting childhood memories by highlighting political [...]

The Rawalpindi Arts Council is the only arts institution catering to the talented youth of the Potohar region. Since its inception in 1975, the institution has honed the talents of hundreds of students. The council offers 32 different courses related to arts and culture including painting and music. While there maybe heated discussion on the [...]

The New Year dawns with a feast for art lovers as Omani Society for Fine Arts joins hands with Pakistan Embassy to bring some of the best works of top Pakistani artists to Oman. The 10-day exhibition, titled ‘Diverse Voices – Contemporary Art from Pakistan’, will be inaugurated by His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq [...]

An exhibition of paintings featuring works by nine Bengali artists opened at the Hamail Art Gallery on Wednesday. Hussain Jahania Gardezi, minister for Literacy and non-Formal Basic Education inaugurated the exhibition. The artists whose works were on display included Abdus Shakoor, Abdul Wahab, Era Hossain, Farida Zaman, Jahangir Hossain, Kazi SA, Fakhrul Islam, Nurul Amin [...]

By night, Iqbal Hussain moves shyly among the crowds of customers who flock to his restaurant to dine in the shadow of the magnificent sandstone minarets of Lahore’s Badshahi Mosque. By day, Hussain takes his pencils and paintbrushes into the narrow, filthy streets of the Heera Mandi, Lahore’s red light district. It is on the [...]