Stories by Peerzada Salman

Peerzada Salman is the Special Correspondent for Arts & Culture for Dawn in Karachi, having been associated with the newspaper since 2003. He writes weekly columns on Karachi’s history and Pakistani showbiz alongside his coverage of cultural events.

Death and the Maiden staged at Arts Council

KARACHI: One distinctly remembers Roman Polanski’s movie version of Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman’s drama...

Published 29 Sep, 2026 06:58am

This week 50 years ago: Exhibition of Quaid’s relics and Ismat Chughtai at KPC

IT WAS a week in which a couple of memorable cultural events took place in the city. Things, however, started on an...

Published 28 Sep, 2026 06:18am

French rap duo enthrals music lovers

Lobo EL and Cotchei sang Nazia Hasan’s ‘Disco deewane’, besides French and Spanish songs at Alliance Francaise

Published 25 Sep, 2026 07:02am

THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: Eid celebrations and gastroenteritis

ON Sept 26, 1976, the nation celebrated Eidul Fitr with fervour. As if often happens, it’s on the second day of ...

Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:45am

Reinventing the Genre underway

KARACHI: We usually associate the word ‘finesse’ with the art of miniature painting. It is obvious: the genre...

Published 20 Sep, 2026 04:50am

This week 50 years ago: Tragedy strikes as scores die in Lyari building collapse

ON Sept 14, 1976, the country’s media broke the shocking news that the day before (Sept 13) scores of people died...

Published 14 Sep, 2026 07:04am

Bargad — a play inspired by true events underway at Napa

KARACHI: A play based on true events titled Bargad written by Yogeshwar Karera and directed by Ali Junejo began its...

Published 14 Sep, 2026 07:04am

States of Perception underway

KARACHI: In his remarkable thesis The Art of the Novel, Franco-Czech novelist Milan Kundera claims that a novel does...

Published 13 Sep, 2026 06:58am

This week 50 years ago: Heavy rains and slum upgrading

IN the first week of September 1976, Karachi received heavy rains. The downpour continued for a week. On Sept 7, ...

Published 07 Sep, 2026 04:30am

Tribute paid to poet Abbas Tabish

KARACHI: The Arts Council of Pakistan on Friday held an evening to pay tribute to Urdu poet Abbas Tabish.

Published 06 Sep, 2026 04:08am

Borrowed Sky concludes

KARACHI: These days, the creative community seem to have found renewed energy in highlighting fine art and...

Published 06 Sep, 2026 04:08am

This week 50 years ago: Buddha’s ivory figure and tribute to Nazrul Islam

ON Sept 3 and Sept 4, 1976, Karachi received heavy rain. It continued for hours, intermittently, in different parts...

Published 01 Sep, 2026 07:08am

Ecology of Marks concludes

KARACHI: Some bad life experiences do not let people come out of them unscathed. Some do. But it’s not necessary...

Published 30 Aug, 2026 07:00am

Ladies Tailor — a mixed bag of comic moments

The eighth play in the series of School of Visual and Performing Arts alumni completes its three-day run at Arts Council

Published 24 Aug, 2026 07:04am

This week 50 years ago: Pulling down of Kalapul and Quaid-i-Azam Quiz

ON Aug 26, 1976, a study conducted by the Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) revealed that more than 30...

Published 24 Aug, 2026 07:04am

This week 50 years ago: Restoration of Frere Hall library and opening of college in Liaquatabad

SINCE 1976 was the year when the Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s centenary was being celebrated (he was born in...

Published 17 Aug, 2026 04:29am

Two films by Ettore Scola screened at Italian Cinema Week

KARACHI: The Italian Consulate in Karachi held a special screening of distinguished filmmaker Ettore Scola’s film...

Published 13 Aug, 2026 04:20am

Three plays by Bee Gul staged at Arts Council

KARACHI: In 2024, the Arts Council of Pakistan put up three short plays written by Bee Gul titled Badal Gaey Ho,...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 08:25am

This week 50 years ago: Baba-i-Urdu’s death anniversary and college admissions

IN the 1970s, the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) often expressed its world view by organising a variety of ...

Published 10 Aug, 2026 08:25am

‘Kashmiris have suffered no less heartbreaking violence than Gaza’

Historian Ayesha Jalal says Jinnah took firm stance on Kashmir and Palestine

Published 05 Aug, 2026 08:08am