Registration

Opening ceremony (Museum Hall)�· Welcome- Dr. Fouzia Saeed, Lok Virsa

· Introduction to Festival- Niaz Nadeem, Indus Cultural Forum

· Objectives of the Festival- Naseer Memon, SPO

· Importance of the Festival- Dr. Saba Gul Khattak, Foundation Open Society Institute

st· Keynote Speech: “21 February- What can we learn from the history?” - Ahmed Saleem

Chief Guests:

· Ms. Maryam Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, Government of Pakistan

· Syed Sardar Ali Shah, Provincial Minister for Culture, Government of Sindh

· Cultural performances

Saturday 18 February 2017Day-OneTime

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10.30

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Protection and Promotion of Ignored Languages of Pakistan Moderator: Zubair Torwali Speakers: 1. Baqar Waseem (Dhani) 2. Bharu Mal Amrani (Dhatki)3. Parveen Malik (Chhachhi) 4. Fakharudin Akhundzada (KP/GB languages) 5. Dr.Ghulam Muhammad Khetran (Khetrani)6. Dr. Muhammad Salahudin Mengal (Brahui)7. Said Alam (Shena)

Time Media Center Zarsanga Hall Red Hall 12:1513.30

13:30 Lunch Break

Saturday, 18 February 2017

Treatment and Representation of Women in Mother Languages' Literature

Moderator: Dr. Humaira Ashfaq

Speakers: 1. Zahida Hina (Urdu)2. Sultana Vakasi (Sindhi) 3. Shahnaz Hunzai (Broshaski) 4. Sima Sahar (Hazaragi)5. Mussarat Kalanchvi (Seraiki)

Launching of New Novels in Mother Languages

Moderator: Hameed Shahid

Speakers1. Zahid Hassan (Punjabi) 2. Zafarullah Parvaz (Khowar) 3. Ishaque Ansari (Sindhi) 4. Nazir Bhatti (Hindko) 5. Habib Mohana (Seraiki)

Peoples History in Mother Languages Moderator: Riffat AbbasSpeakers: 1. Saeed Bhutta (Punjabi) 2. Madad Ali Sindhi (Sindhi)3. Saleem Raz (Pushto) 4. Prof. Shamim Arif Qureshi (Seraiki) 5. Rana Fazal Hussain (Gojri) 6. Dr. Ummy Salma (Hindko)

Role of Mother Languages in Promoting Critical Thinking Moderator: Mosharraf Zaidi Speakers:1. Zaman Sagar) 2. Shahid Rahman 3. Raja Hasrat 4. Dr. Ghafoor Shad 5. Bushra Iqbal Malik 6. Nargis Sultana7. Inam Sheikh

Launching of New Poetry Books in Mother LanguagesModerator: Bushra Saeed Speakers:1. Ali Mohamad Farshi (Urdu) 2. Samina Qadir (Pushto) 3. Sultana Waqasi (Sindhi) 4. Aslam Javed (Seraiki) 5. Muhammad Zia ud Din (Hindko) 6. Noor ul Ain Sadia (Punjabi)7. Aijaz (Punjabi) 8. Sarwat Zehra (Sindhi)

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Moderator: Mujahid Barelvi Speakers1. Harris Khalique (Urdu) 2. Mazhar Laghari (Sindhi) 3. Abid Mir (Balochi) 4. Mazhar Nawaz (Seraiki)5. Kamran Achakzai (Pushto) 6. Mushtaq Mughool (Hazargi)

Political/ Market Economy of Languages in Pakistan Moderator: Rahat Saeed Speakers1. Senator Dr. Karim Khwaja2. Asim Sajjad Akhtar 3. Mazhar Arif 4. Muhammad Zia ud Din5. Naseer Memon

Short stories in Mother Languages Moderator: Irfan Ahmed Urfi Speakers1. Khalida Hussain (Urdu) 2. Dr. Rashida Qazi (Seraiki) 3. Sarwat Muhiudiin (Punjabi) 4. Dr. M. Sagheer (Pahari)5. Farooq Sarwar (Pushto) 6. Zarab Haider (Sindhi)

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16:0017:15

Multi-lingual Mushaira of Women Poets (Zarsanga Hall) Presided over by: Sarwat MuhiuddinModerator: Kosar Samreen1. Punjabi: Sarwat Muhiuddin, Dr. Sughra Sadaf 2. Balochi: Zahida Raeesi, Dr. Zeenat Sana3. Brhavi: Ambreen Mengal, Humaira Sadaf Hasni 4. Urdu: Sarwat Zehra, Fakhra Noreen, Rubina Shad 5. Pushto: Brekhna Shahzad, Noreen Shama, Nazia Durrani 6. Sindhi: Gulshan Laghari, Nasreen Altaf7. Siraiki: Kosar Samreen, Nadia Hassan 8. Kashmiri: Amina Bahar Roona 9. Hazargi: Sima Sahar

18:3020:30

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Novel in Mother Languages

Moderator: Dr. Sughra Sadaf

Speakers1. Munir Badini (Balochi) 2. Ishaq Ansari (Sindhi) 3. Abdullah Jan Abid (Pushto) 4. Irshad Taunsvi (Seraiki)5. Akhtar Raza Saleemi (Urdu)

Launching of New Books in Mother Languages Moderator: Fiza Qureshi Speakers:1. Afsar Ali (Khowar) 2. Khalid Azad (Sindhi) 3. Iqbal Hussain Afkar (Pushto)4. Panah Baloch (Urdu) 5. Usman Alam (Urdu) 6. Madad Ali Sindhi (Sindhi) 7. Aftab Soomro (Sindhi)

Language Policy and Planning –South Asian Experience

Moderator: Mustafa Talpur

Speakers1. Sri Lanka 2. Nepal 3. Afghanistan 4. India5. Bangladesh

Time Media Centre Zarsanga Hall Red Hall

10:0011:15

11:3013:00

Lunch Break13:00

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Language and Technology Moderator: Dr. Khawaja A. Rehman Speakers1. Dr. Wasima Shahzad 2. Rahmat Aziz 3. Aftab Ahmed 4. Amar Fayaz 5. Zahida Raeesi 6. Mustafa Elkhani 7. Dr. Nasrullah Wazir

Cinema in Mother Languages

Monderator: Naz Sahito

Speakers:1. Akbar Hoti (Pushto) 2. Aijaz Gul (Urdu) 3. Ahmed Saleem (Hindko, Seraiki, Balochi) 4. Iqbal Qaiser (Punjabi)

Indus Valley-Evolution of Languages and Cultures

Moderator: Uzma Anjum

Speakers1. Dr. Tariq Rahman2. Dr. Khwaja Abdul Rehman 3. Zulfiqar Kalhoro4. Aziz Ali Dad 5. Dr. Ijlal Hussain6. Dr. Khadim Hussain

Impact of media on Mother Languages

Moderator: Mujahid Barelvi

Speakers: 1. Haibtan Umar Baloch (Balochi) 2. Atta Rajjar (Sindhi)3. Hussain Naqi (Punjabi) 4. Khursheed Malik (Seraiki) 5. Israr Ayub (Kashmiri/Pahari)

Nazam in Mother Languages

Moderator: Ravish Nadeem

Speakers1. Ali Muhammad Farshi (Urdu)2. Dr. Abbasin Yousufzai (Pushto) 3. Baba Najmi (Punjabi) 4. Ashiq Bozdar (Seraiki) 5. Qadeer Ansari (Sindhi) 6. Zia ul Rahman (Balochi)

Selected Readings from Mother Languages

Moderator: Tahira Baloch

Speakers:1. Rahim Sabir (Torwali Folk Tales)2. Khan Zaman Kakar (Pushto) 3. Dr. Tazeen Gul (Hindko) 4. Asma Shah (Urdu) 5. Noseeqa Syed (Urdu)

Marvi: The Mystic Muse (Pakistan Premier of international award winning documentary) Naz Sahito- Journalist and music researcher Tanya Panjwani- FilmmakerSanam Marvi- The Artist

One Message-Many Voices Moderator: Hafeez Khan Speakers1. Hamra Khalique (Ameer Khusro) 2. Dr. Ismail Gohar (Khushhal Khan Khattak) 3. Akhtar Dargahi (Sachal Sarmast) 4. Dr. Nusrat Nisar (Sheikh Nooruddin Wali) 5. Wahid Bux Bozdar (Jam Durrak) 6. Professor Malik Nasir Daud (Saien Ghulam Din Hazarvi )

Obituaries Moderator: Manzoor Veesrio Speakers1. Zubeda Birwani (Ali Baba, Ayaz Jani, Saeed Memon, Agha Saleem) 2. Mushtaq ul Rahman Shafaq (Prof. Rahmatullah

Dark, Dr. Khaliq Zyar) 3. Ahmed Saleem (Abdullah Hussain) 4. Tariq Raheem Baloch (Abdullah Jamaldini) 5. Dr. Humaira Ashfaq (Bano Qudsia) 6. Irshad Amin (Ahmad Khan Tariq)

14:0015:15

15:3017:00

Sunday, 19 February 2017

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Children’s Corner (Museum Hall)

Fun science demonstrations(ECO Science Foundation)

Hands-on science learning projects(ECO Science Foundation)

Day long activities

All Day Planetarium - to observe Cosmos and Galaxies(Pakistan Science Foundation)

Science Bus – Mobile science lab(Pakistan Science Foundation)

All Day

Mobile Library & Reading Corner(Pakistan Reading Project)

All Day

Book stall for children(Pakistan Reading Project)

All Day

02:00

03:30

03:30

05:00

Fun science demonstrations(ECO Science Foundation)

Hands-on science learning projects(ECO Science Foundation)

Lunch

Fine Arts

Play with clay- Sculpture making

Music & Dance

Singing your Heart-

Nabeeha Isphani and all kids

Science Activities

Planetarium - to observe Cosmos and Galaxies(Pakistan Science Foundation)

Science Bus – Mobile science lab(Pakistan Science Foundation)

Mobile Library & Reading Corner(Pakistan Reading Project)

All Day

All Day

All Day

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11:00 13:00

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Closing ceremony

· Key messages and conclusion- Mr. Munawar Hassan, ICF

· Remarks by Dr. Muhammad Qasim Bughio, Chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters

· Remarks by Nargis Sultana, Foundation Open Society Institute

Key note speech: · Dr. Joan Baart, SIL International

Chief Guests: · Ms. Sobia Muqaddam, Minister for

Culture, Tourism and Youth Affairs, Government of Gilgit Baltistan

· Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed, Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Culture, Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

· Senator Sassui Palijo· Concluding remarks- Dr. Fouzia Saeed

Lok Virsa

Sunday 19 February 2017Closing CeremonyTime17:3018:30

Venue of Event:Lok Virsa, Islamabad

www.lokvirsa.org.pk