Program
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Inaugural Ceremony & acknowledgment of Sponsors
by Governor, VC, & Pro VC
Venue : Auditorium
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Art & Photography exhibition
Venue : Art Gallery
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
It’s Hilariously Political
by Nur Nasreen, Fasi Zaka & George Fulton
Venue : Auditorium
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Journalism in Balochistan: Challenges and Future
by Shehzada Zulfiqar, Salim Shahid, Syed Ali Shah, Sadia Jehangir, Mujeeb Ahmed
Moderator Shahid Rind
Venue : Orange Gallery
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Getting Internal Peace; Mental Health for Higher Living
by Ali Hashmi & Mehreen Siddiqui
Moderator Ghina Saleem
Venue : Pink Hall
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Pakistan's economy: what alternatives are there?
by Khurram Hussein & Ammar Rashid
Moderator Farid Kasi
Venue : Green Hall
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Asia Peace Film Festival
by Asia Peace Film
Venue : Auditorium
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
The Frontier of Al-Hind: Political transformation of medieval Balochistan 700-1050 AD
by Dr Hafeez Jamali, Jahanzaib Khan & Dr. Kaleemullah Lashari
Venue : Orange Hall
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Life & Works of Raaz Muhammad Raaz
by Prof Shahzad & Asmat Zaheer
Moderator Dr. Barkat Shah
Venue : Purple Hall
1:00 PM TO 2:30 PM
The Joys of Inland Travelling
by Salman Rashid, George Fulton, & Aziz Jamali
Moderator Nizamuddin Salarzai
Venue : Pink Hall
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Fierce Words; The Flip-side of Peace
by Iftikhar Firdous, Amir Rana
Moderator Fasi Zaka
Venue : Green Hall
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Kids Corner
by Musharraf Ali Farooqi.
Moderator Syed Umair Shah
Venue : CPEC Hall
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Drama hai ya Dramaybazi
by Mohsin Shakeel, Sarmad S Khoosat, Hameed Sheikh, Jamal Shah & Ayoub Khoso
Moderator Aman Ullah Nasar
Venue : Orange Hall
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Fresh Blood in Politics
by Mahjabeen Sheran, Saifullah Magsi, Nizamuddin Salarzai, Dr. Adnan Rafiq & Ammar Rashid
Moderator Hammal Aslam
Venue : Purple Hall
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Men for Men; Toxic Masculinity and its Impact on Men
by Fasi Zaka & George Fulton
Moderator Rafiullah Kakar
Venue : Pink Hall
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Love For Science
by Muhammad Hamza Waseem (Rhodes Scholar)
Venue : Green Hall
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Melodies of the Yore; Folk Music for Peace
by Farhan Ali Bogra, Saif Samejo & Naeem Dilpul
Moderator Aamer Shafique
Venue : CPEC Hall
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Hazargi Mushaira
by Ali Toorani, Ali Hamdam, Raziq Kohzad, Mustafa Ahlkhani, Mehdi Enagh, Jawad Hazara, Master Mushtaq, Shahid Toofan & Qadir Nail
Venue : Orange Hall
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Brahvi Mushaira
by Alam Ajeeb, Rafiq Showaz, Hameed Aziz, Gharib Shah, Hassan Nasir, Sabir Nadeem, Hidar Hasrath, Yousaf Nasim & Khalid Pirkani.
Moderator Ghamkhwar Hayat
Venue : Purple Hall
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Da OiasMahal Pashto Shaaeri Takhliqi Rangoona: Elmi Wrassa
by Shahida Babar, Prof.Shahzad Ahmad, Kamran Acakzai & Raziq Faheem
Moderator Dr Barket Shah
Venue : Pink Hall
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Balochi Mushaira
by Munir Momin, Ghani Pahwal, Mir Umar Mir, Mumtaz Yousaf, Razzaq Nadir, Saddiq Marri, Shakoor Zahid, Rahim Mehr, Qayyum Saddag, Asif Shafique, Sadiq Saba, Shahmeer Deedag
Moderator A R Dad
Venue : Green Hall
5:00 PM to 7:15 PM
Manto
by Sarmad Khosat
Venue : Auditorium
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
ZARA HATT KAY Of Scams
by Hassan Zaidi
Venue : Auditorium
8:30 PM Onwards
Mus’haira: Baang e nau
Venue : Auditorium
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
My Art, My Story
by Shakila Haider
Venue : Pink Hall
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Women in Words : Depiction of Female Characters in Literature and Art
by Neelum Afridi, Rimsha & Maheen Usmani
Moderator Raheela Baqai
Venue : Purple Hall
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Book Launch
by Qandeel Badr
Moderator Bilal Asvad
Venue : Orange Hall
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Fiction na Vellak
by Iqbal Nazer, Yusuf Mengal & Dr. Taj Raisani
Moderator Manzoor Baloch
Venue : Green Hall
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Exhibition of Artifacts
by Archives Department Baluchistan
Venue : Art Gallery
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Then Remotely Colonial, now Periphery
by Jahanzaib Khan & Dr. Barakat Shah Kakar
Moderator Saifullah Nasar
Venue : Pink Hall
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Hazara Qom ki tareekh o Hazargi zaban o Adab
by Ali Toorani,Mustafa AhlKhani & Ali Humdam
Venue : Purple Hall
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Pashto Mushaira
by Shahida Babar, Arzoo Ziaratwal, Darwaish Durrani, Raziq Faheem, Asmat Zaheer, Prof. Shahzad Ahmad & Sultan Zakhpail
Moderator Ajab Khan Ajab
Venue : Orange Hall
11:30 AM to 12:10 PM
Book launch : “When The Sun Died”
by Maliha Khan Bazai
Moderator Naima Bilal
Venue : Green Hall
11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Manto Screening and QA session
by Sarmad Khosat
Venue : Auditorium
12:20 PM to 1:00 PM
Book launch : “A Decade of Light“
by Kainat Hameed Khan
Moderator Neelum Afridi
Venue : Green Hall
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Book launch
by Rimsha Ashraf
Moderator Sania Sabir
Venue : Pink Hall
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Shredding the skin of the text
by Iftikhar Firdous & Neelum Afridi & Kainat Hameed Khan Javeri
Moderator Musharaf Ali Farooqi
Venue : Purple Hall
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Book launch : “Rethinking Pakistan: a 21st Century Perspective”
by Bilal Zahoor,Rafiullah Kakar & Fasih Zaka
Moderator Amir Rana
Venue : Orange Hall
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Afsana Recital
by Ghina and the Markhors
Venue : Green Hall
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
From Radio to Television
by Sabooh Syed, Faizullah Khan & Wusat Ullah Khan
Moderator Amir Rana
Venue : Pink Hall
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Being an empath is important but not special; a note on kindness
by Kainat Azhar & Anqa Gharshin
Venue : Purple Hall
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Song of the Dervish: Hz Nizamuddin Auliya
by Aqsa Maryam & Meher Murshed
Venue : Orange Hall
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Book launch : “The Mercurial Bhutto and Other stories”
by Maheen Usmani
Moderator Musharaf Ali Farooqi
Venue : Green Hall
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Mapping the Contours: Travelling in Balochistan
by Aziz Ahmed Jamali
Venue : Pink Hall
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Balochi azmank: zek o marchi
by Munir Badini, Rauf Raaz & A R Dad
Moderator Fazal Baloch
Venue : Purple Hall
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Education in Balochistan: Challenges and Future
by Zahoor Buledi, Ghulam Ali Baloch, Noor ul Haq & Saboor Kakar.
Moderator Dr. Manan Agha
Venue : Orange Hall
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Law and Society
by Munir Kakar, Barkhurdar, Wali Khan Nasar, Asif Baloch & Habib ullah
Moderator Sami Ullah
Venue : Green Hall
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
The Prisoner of Durandline
by Faizullah Khan
Moderator Zeeshan Ahmed Khan
Venue : CPEC Hall
