Announcement of the 10th Literature Festival Program

By: Aziz Khatri 

 Karachi: Addressing a press conference on Friday, Ameena Saiyid (S.I.), Founder & Director of the Literature Festival and Managing Director of Lightstone Publishers, announced the speakers and the detailed program of the 10th Literature Festival.

The festival will be held on 22 and 23 November 2025 at Habitt City, Shahrah-e-Faisal/Tipu Sultan Road, Karachi. The program will run from 1:00 PM to 9:30 PM on Saturday and from 12:00 PM to 9:30 PM on Sunday.

Ameena Saiyid highlighted the key features of the event and introduced several distinguished speakers. She said:

"Like every year, this time too, the carefully curated program of the Literature Festival is enriched by a diverse and intellectually vibrant group of personalities, including:

Zehra Nigah, Farhatullah Babar, Zahid Hussain, Kishwar Naheed, Shandana Minhas, Wusatullah Khan, Zarrar Khuhro, Dr. Ishrat Husain, Mian Raza Rabbani, Shehzad Ghias, Yasmeen Lari, Munees Abdullah, Dr. Faisal Mushtaq, Sultana Siddiqui, Mehtab Rashdi, Sharmila Faruqi, Shazia Mari, General Moeenuddin Haider, Dr. Muhammad Ali Shaikh, Aizaz Syed, Nadeem F. Paracha, Shabbar Zaidi, Syed Saleem Raza, Noor-ul-Huda Shah, Saif Samejo, Saeed Mehdi, Sarwat Mohiuddin, Salma Alam, Arshad Mahmood, Umair Aziz Syed, Sameera Naqvi, Nadia Naqi, Fazil Jamili, Azhar Abbas, Naila Mahmood, Omar Shahid Hamid, Safeena Danish Elahi, Taha Kehar, Mazhar Abbas, Anjum Halai, Mohammad Ali Shehki, Noor-ul-Huda Shah, Salman Farooqi and Dr. Huma Baqai."

She added that these thought leaders will engage in meaningful conversations, challenge prevalent narratives, and present alternative perspectives enriched with new insights.