LAHORE: The formal launching of the Faiz Ghar, also known as the Faiz Museum, was held in Model Town on Sunday in the presence of late poet Faiz’s family, friends and admirers.
A recitation of Faiz’s poetry by young singers marked the beginning of the ceremony.
Faiz Museum: The Faiz Museum is a project of the Faiz Foundation Trust (FFT) to promote progressive and humanistic ideas of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, one of the leading poets of the country. An 11-member Board of Trustees would run the museum. There are 10 patrons of …

The Pakistan chapter of the UK-based international NGO, Oxfam, has recently begun broadcasting a radio series aimed at raising public awareness of honor killings. In general, women fall victim to a variety of assorted crimes carried out under the common name of ‘honor’ across the country, argue rights activists.
“This series of feature programmes, to be aired twice a week, will cover different aspects of the ‘honor’ killing issue through very interesting and moving stories,” Farhana Faruqi Stocker, Oxfam’s country representative, said in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, noting it would highlight …