Pawnay 14

Back from Arts Council of Pakistan after watching my first Urdu theater ‘Pawnay 14’ with pack audience after more than a period of decade in the presence of the legendary writer of the play Anwar Maqsood. It was honor to have Fatima Surayya Bajia and VC NED University. A play intelligently written and passionately performed received standing ovations! Perhaps the best dialogue for me: Quaid-e-Azam counts the resources and beauty of Pakistan and Allama Iqbal interjects by asking if the Quaid was listing Pakistan’s blessings or reciting Surah-e-Rehman which talks about the bounties bestowed upon mankind by the Almighty. The Quaid, with moisture in his eyes, replies that Pakistan was indeed Surah Rehman itself! I recommend it to all Karachiites, if you have not seen it, kindly go and watch, it will go on till 4th of April, it is a play where simultaneously you would cry and laugh aloud!