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Theatre artistes lament crackdown

‘Stage artistes have asserted that closing down theatres is not the solution to the problem’ LAHORE: Stage artistes have asserted that closing down theatres is not the solution to the problem of obscenity and the livelihood of thousands of people dependent on the sector should be protected. Those who promote obscenity should be dealt with […]

Talking in Punjabi does not make you uneducated: Dr Sughra Sadaf

Dr. Sadaf, recently appointed DG at PILAC shares her vision for the language and the institute LAHORE: Dr. Sugra Sadaf, a renowned poet and literary writer, has been appointed by the Punjab Government as the new Director General of Punjab Institute of Language Art and Culture (PILAC). Sadaf had already served as DG PILAC for […]

Entertainment Life & Style Theatre

Punjab’s Theatre industry requests govt to lift restrictions for Eid shows

Artists are willing to take all necessary social distancing measures to ensure a safe and healthy production Theatre fraternity in Lahore has appealed to the provincial government to lift lockdown restrictions during the Eid holidays. In a letter to Punjab Cheif Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, a consortium of Lahore’s theatre artists appealed that theatre spaces should be allowed to […]

Entertainment Life & Style Theatre

COVID-19:More than 12,000 jobs at risk in Punjab’s theatre industry

LAHORE: Commercial theatre in Punjab has taken a major economic blow as a result of social restriction measures undertaken by authorities to curb the spread of coronavirus. Over 75 commercial theatres in Punjab, including 15 halls in Lahore, have been shut since March 15, as per figures provided by Punjab Information and Culture Department. Around 12,000 thousand families […]