Programs

9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Inaugural Ceremony

Saqafat kal Aur Aaj

Arfa Sayeda Zahra aur Amjad Islam Amjad ky Sath aik Mukalma


Moderator Adeel Afzal

Venue : Markhor Auditorium

Monday, June 27

09:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Photography / Painting Exhibition by BSRP


Venue : Training Hall

9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Wilf Life Photography Exhibition

by Mayen Khan & Ashraf Khan


Venue : Art Gallery

9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Annual Exhibition (Thesis display of Fine Arts Department BUITEMS)


Venue : Art Gallery

11:30 AM to 12:45 PM

Federalism, regional development, and the 18th amendment in Pakistan

by Dr Asma Faiz, Dr. Asim Bashir Khan and Rafiullah Kakar

Moderator Dr. Hafeez Jamali

Venue : Orange Hall

11:30AM to 12:45PM

Stranger Danger – Safe Space Training for Primary School Kids & How to communicate with Kids and adolescent children

Venue : Training Hall

11:30 AM to 12:45 PM

Challenges of Journalism in Balochistan

by Ayub Tareen, Kazim Mengal, and Mehak Shahid


Moderator Syed Ali Shah


Venue : Purple Hall

11:30AM to 12:45PM

Why write? – A Talk with contemporary writer

by Omar Shahid Hamid, Fatima Ijaz Khan, and Taha Kehar,


Moderator Farid Kasi

Venue : Pink Hall

11:30AM to 12:45 PM

Islamic art & architecture – Majaz aur Haqiqat

by AR. Hassan Taimoor Khan Mumtaz


Venue : Markhor Auditorium

12:00 PM

Inaugural of the 11th Bookfair


Venue : Markhor Auditorium

1:00 PM to 1:45 PM

Book launch-- Maati Zubanani Arzesht

by Yar Jan Badini


Moderator Mah Noor

Venue : Pink Hall

1:00 PM to 1:45 PM

Book Launch-- Kuch Ishq Kiya

by Mohsin Shakeel


Moderator Ahmed Waqas

Venue : Green Hall

1:00 PM to 1:45 PM

Book Launch – Conceptual Metaphors of Melancholy in Brahui Language

by Rabia Baloch, Ghamkhwar Hayat


Moderator Syed Rahimuddin Agha

Venue : Purple Hall

1:00 PM to 1:45 PM

Book Launch – Daryab pa Koza ki

by Dr. Abdul Rauf Rafiqi.


Moderator Abdul Waseh Khan

Venue : CPEC Hall

1:00 to 1:45 PM

Session on ADHD and Autism Spectrum ONLINE

by Sophia Layla

Moderator Dr Ghina Saleem

Venue : Training Hall

1:00 PM to 1:45 PM

Book Launch -- Pashtuns Image in the Orientalist Discourse

by Barkat Shah Kakar


Moderator Ali Arqam

Venue : Orange Hall

1:00 PM to 1:45 PM

‘Tehzeeb, Taleem o Zindigi’ --

by Arfa Sayeda Zehra


Moderator Dr. Qandeel Badar

Venue : Markhor Auditorium Hall

2:00 PM to 3:15 PM

Balochi Dastunk zeek o Marchi

by Dr.Rahim Meher, Mnueer Momin,Sharaf Shad


Moderator A R Daad

Venue : Green Hall

2:00 PM to 3:15 PM

Political Memoirs: Light and Shade --- - A Conversation between Senator ( r ) Javed Jabbar and Syed Jaffer Ahmed

by Sen (r) Javed Jabbar,


Moderator Professor Syed Jaffar Ahmed

Venue : CPEC Hall

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Rakh & Pargorh- A Discussion on the conservation of Nature

Khudad Wajoo, Yahya Muskhail, Dr. Quratulain Bakhteari, Ashiq Khan

Moderator Dr. Malik Mohammad Akhtar

Venue : Orange Hall

2:00 PM to 3:15 PM

Towards a political Economy analysis of underdevelopment in Balochistan: ahistorical analysis

by Dr. Manzoor Ahmed Dr. Mir Sadaat, Rafiullah Kakar,


Moderator Saira Lehri

Venue : Purple Hall

2:00 PM to 3:15 PM

'Thay Khwab aik humaray bhi aur tmharay bhi'--

by Amjad Islam Amjad kay sath aik nashest.


Moderator Tamseel Hafsa

Venue : Orange Hall

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Ideas and Frames--Emerging Filmmakers in Contemporary Pakistan Cinema

by Dostain Baloch, Hafeez Sheerani, Farqalit Gharshin, Adil Bezanjo, Fariq Raiz, Zakir Daad, Kohi Marri


Moderator Assif Ali Mohammad

Venue : Purple Hall

2:00 PM to 3:15 PM

Hum dekhein gy’ - music and social mobilization

by Dr. Taimur Rahman, Naeem Dilpul, Ali Aftab Saeed,


Moderator Sajjad Gohar

Venue : Markhor Auditorium

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Playing against the odds- celebrating Balochistan's sporting heroes

by Muhammad Waseem, Kaleemullah Khan,Shahida Raza, Agha Mendal, Nahida Khan Achakzai, Muhammad Azhar, Owais Khan


Moderator Akhtar Mohhiuddin

Venue : Pink Hall

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Book Launch-- My lifef anfdf Times: Autobiography of Khan Shaheed

by Muhammad Khan Achakzai


Moderator TBD

Venue : Green Hall

2:00 PM to 3:15 PM

Higher Education in Pakistan: Where do we stand?

by Saboor Kakar, Dr. A H Nayyar, Zahoor Buledi, Dr. Abdul Samad, Dr. Fozia Ahmed,


Moderator Dr.Faisal Ahmed Khan

Venue : Pink Hall

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Book Launch-- Culinary Tales from Balochistan

by Nilofar Afridi Qazi


Moderator Aqsa Gharshin

Venue : CPEC Hall

5:15 PM to 6:45 PM

Brahui Mushaira

by Sair Aziz, Shakir Nadeem, Shehzad Ghani, Nizaam Nazeri, Prof. Hasan Nasir, Hameed Azizabadi, Ghamkhuar Hayat, Alam Ajeeb, Gharib Shah Anjum


Moderator Afzal Murad

Venue : Purple Hall

5:15 PM to 6:45 PM

A TALK WITH ANWAR MAQQSOOD

Moderator Ali Aftab Saeed

Venue : CPEC Hall

5:15 PM to 6:45 PM

Balochi Mushaira

By Balochi Poets

Venue : pink Hall

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Ahmed Khan & Adeel Afzal Performance

by Ahmed Khan & Adeel Afzal


Venue : Expo

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Shauq - Pashtu Stand-up Comedy Show

by Rozi Khan


Venue : Orang Hall

8:15 PM to Onwards

Urdu Mushaira

by Sawar Javed, Beeram Ghauri, Mohssin Shakeel, Mustafa Shahid, Mohsin Changezi, Qandeel Badar, Ahmed Waqas, Yaseen Zameer, Tamseel Hafsa, Saleem Shehzad, Salam Aasi, Injeel Sahifa, Awais Asadi, Bilal Asvad, Wasaf Basit, Anjum Akbar, Faiz Mohammad, Sania Khan


Venue : Expo Center

Day Long Activities

Kid's Cornor:

Calligraphy Desk with Hassan Akhalqi, Routine Immunization Awareness for Parents, University Tour, Tug of War, Paint Your Shoes, Lemon Spoon Race, Puzzles, Magic Show & much More

Venue : SS Block Corridor and Green Area

Tuesday, June 28 

10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Urdu Adab, Tareeqi Pasand Riwayat aur Balochistan.

by Agha Gul, Qandeel Badar, Sarwar Javed


Moderator Abid Meer

Venue : Pink Hall

10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Water Crisis in Balochistan-Every Drop Matters

by Abdul Rehman, Aadersh Hamza, Rafi Khan


Moderator Maria Malik

Venue : CPEC Hall

10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Book Launnch- Sadia Nafas-e-Baghecha-Sohraab Sepehri aur Muneer Niyazi ka Taqabuli Jaiza

by Mustafa Shahid, Akbar Anjum


Moderator Sania Khan

Venue : Purple Hall

11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Refugee Students Gala


Venue : Purple Hall

10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Perspectives on Urban Marginality

by Ayesha Shahid, Sadiqa Sultan,Ali Arqam, Tooba Syed, Zafarullah


Moderator Faizaan Qayyum

Venue : Orange Hall

11:30 PM to 1:00 PM

Master Class on Creative Writing By Maliha Bazai
(Prior Registration Required)*

by Maliha Bazai


Venue : Training Hall

10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Urdu se Agay: Globalization and the future of Brahui literature

by Iqbal Nazer, Dr.Taj Raisani, Ghulam Dastagir Sabir, Yousuf Mengal


Moderator Manzoor Baloch

Venue : Green Hall

11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Wide Open world: how volunteerism makes it better

by Sikander Bizenjo, Master Khadim Hazara, Zulaikha Manzoor, Mariya Nadir


Moderator Zia Khan

Venue : CPEC Hall

11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Colonial Balochistan: Production of Knowledge, Sujects, and consciousness

by Dr. Hafeez Jamali, Dr. Jahanzaib Khan, Saifullah Nasar


Venue : Pink Hall

11:30 PM to 1:00 PM

Menstrual Hygiene Management Session

by Ms. Sadaf, Ms. Rubina


Venue : Green Hall

11:30 AM to 02:30 PM

Film Screnings

by Madyun- Farqalit Gharshin Lak Pusht Kar Kaweer-Hasan Raza Khan Khana Badosh- Saif ur Rehman Threads of shame- Dostain Baloch Flying in Darkness- Safar Ali Izmkaar - Fariq Raiz Black Gold on price of Life- Hafeez Sheerani Bindaar- Music Video by Fariq Raiz


Venue : Markhoor Auditorium

1:00 PM to 2:15 PM

Panel Discussion on Single National Curriculum

by Dr. Gulab Khiliji, Prof. Dr. Riaz Ahmed Sheikh, Dr.A.H Nayyar


Moderator Dr. Fozia Ahmed

Venue : Pink Hall

1:00 PM to 2:15 PM

Book Launch-Four Dervishes

by Hammad Rind


Moderator Aqsa Maryam

Venue : Training Hall

1:00 PM to 2:15 PM

Book launch : Struggle for hegemony in pakistan: Fear, Desire, and Revolutionary Horizon

by Dr. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar


Moderator Saifullah Nasar

Venue : Orange Hall

1:00 PM to 2:15 PM

Role of Language academies in the promotion of regional languages.

by Sangat Rafeeq, Prof. Hafeez Ur Rahman, Ali Toorani , Syed Khair Muhammad Arif


Moderator Manzoor Baloch

Venue : Green Hall

1:00 PM to 2:15 PM

Dynamics and Challenges of Culture and Tourism in Balochistan

by Hayatullah Khan Durrani, Asghar Harifal, Adbullah Baloch, Romana kakar


Moderator Tatra Achakzai

Venue : CPEC Hall

3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Refugee students Gala

Venue : Purple Hall

3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

The Economic Crisis - how did we get here

by Khurram Husain, Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

Moderator Dr. Abdul Sattar

Venue : Orange Hall

3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Discovering the feminine around us

by Tooba Syed, Kainat Azhar, Ayesha Shahid

Moderator Anqa Gharshin

Venue : Green Hall

4:30 To 06:00 PM

Mera Shehr Mujhe Wapis Kardo – A discussion on Quetta city

by Dr. Quratulain Bakhtiari, Ar. Essa Khan, Adeel Afzal

Moderator Ar. Naveed UR Rehman

Venue : Orange Hall

4:30 To 06:00 PM

Book Launch – Thinkers, Dreamers, and Doers

by Dr. Arif Azad

Moderator Rafi Ullah Kakar

Venue : Pink Hall

4:30 To 06:00 PM

Creativity and Constraint in Pakistani Cinema

by Sabiha Sumar,Kohi Marri, Saim Sadiq, Jami

Moderator Shireen Khan

Venue : Green Hall

4:30 To 06:00 PM

Pashtu Mushairaa

by Pashto Poets

Moderator Dr.Barkat Shah Kakar

Venue : Markhor Auditorium

4:30 To 06:00 PM

Hazaragi Mushairaa -- Ali Toorani, Ali Hamdam, Raziq Kohzad, Mustafa Ahlkhani, Mehdi Enagh, Jawad Hazara,Master Mushtaq, Shahid Toofan, Qadir Nail, Aziz Fayyaz, Yaseen Zameer

Venue : CPEC Hall

06:30 To 08:00 PM

Hassay tau Phassay - Mustafa Chaudhary & Faisal Chaudhary in Conversation with Ali Aftab Saeed

by Mustafa Chaudhary & Faisal Chaudhary

Moderator Ali Aftab Saeed

Venue : Markhor Auditorium

08:30 o 10:30 PM

Qawwali Farid Ayaz and Crew
(Ticket required)

Venue : Expo

All Day

Calligraphy Desk with Hassan Akhlaqi, Routine Immunization Awareness for Parents, University Tour, University Tour, Tug of War, Paint Your Shoes, & Much More

Venue : Sports Complex and
Football ground

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