Shanaakht draws curtains on high note

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Shanaakht draws curtains on high note

Shanaakht Festival organised by the Citizens Archive of Pakistan concluded on a high note in Karachi on Wednesday, with a rock concert that brought together the biggest names in Pakistan's music business. Since Monday, Karachiites have been enjoying theatre performances, literary readings, storytelling, and photography exhibits that celebrate and interrogate the early years of this nation's history and the evolution of its identity. (Photography: Mariam Anwar and Eefa Khalid/ Dawn.com)

Chalti ka naam gari: An exhibition of vintage cars kicked off the Shanaakht Festival on Monday.

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Shanaakht Festival aimed to revisit the concept of 'Jinnah's Pakistan' through a series of exhibitions and discussions.

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Khayal khana collective: interactive art activities for children and adults that reflect around issues of identity, where children from different schools wrote heartwarming things for their country.

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An exhibition of old Lollywood posters at the festival.

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Durriya Kazi hosts the event 'Meri Kahani, Meri Zabani': Pakistan’s Partition-Generation, Anita Ghulam Ali narrate their experiences.

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Actors of the Tehrik-e-Niswan troupe satirise the corruption of Pakistan's law-enforcing agencies in 'Rang Badal Lo Bhai'.

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Sheema Kermani and the Tehrik-e-Niswan troupe perform a scene from 'Rang Badal Lo Bhai,' a play in the nautanki tradition that capped the festivities on Monday night.

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Writers Musharraf Ali Farooqi, Ilona Yusuf, Mohammed Hanif, Haseena Moin and host Faryal Gauhar discuss the importance of a literary heritage at a reading on Tuesday night titled 'Chaand Sitaray Tallay'.

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Karachiites enjoy an evening of rocking and remembering on the final night of the festival.

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Ali Noor of the hit band Noori had the crowd at its feet during 'Raag and Roll,' a concert that brought together five popular Pakistani bands.