One of the most celebrated and popular shayars of the 20th century, Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a versatile creative mind. Faiz was also the poet’s takhallus (a pen name). He is credited with countless ...

KARACHI: As brilliant as Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poetry was, he would throw it away during recitation. When asked once about why he would do that, the poet replied, “Why should I do all the work, why don’t ...

KARACHI: It is hard to grasp the personality and thought process of a poet. It is even harder if the poet is Faiz Ahmed Faiz, the beloved of Pakistani people and men of letters across the globe.

‘Hum Mehnat Kash Walon Se’ from ‘Maazdor’. After his release from prison, Faiz had become extremely popular, partly as a result of his constant demonization by the mainstream press. In Pakistan, he ...

January 18 was Manto’s 64th death anniversary and it should be noted that Manto has been experiencing something of a renaissance for quite a few years. Manto’s best short stories like ‘Toba Tek Singh’ ...

Late one evening, over lukewarm tea, in the middle of discussing gay history and rights in South Asia, historian Saleem Kidwai quoted a nazm by Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz. Its famous first line ...

Urdu poetry is celebrated for its multi-layered resonances which transcend time and age. Whether written in the 18th century or the 21st, it can be quoted in political meetings, debates and daily ...

Information technology (IT) is relatively new compared to other business-based sectors. The term’s initial emergence in the mid-20th century marked novel concepts that experts like Faiz Ul Hassan ...

en do not care how nobly they live, but only for how long, although it is within the reach of many to live nobly, but within no man’s power to live long”- Lucius Annaeus Seneca Working on the ...