Sunday, 3 March 2013

LAHORE LITERARY FESTIVAL: Pakistan as Modernity and national narratives titled ‘Pakistan, a Modern Country?’

‘Pakistan, a Modern Country’: Owen Bennet-Jones, Ayesha Jalal, Francis Robinson and Tariq Ali

<strong>By Ammara Khan </strong>

The idea of what is meant by Pakistan as a modern nation state and how it is represented in the national narrative were discussed at the LLF in two different sessions.

The first one, aptly titled ‘Pakistan, a Modern Country?’ had journalist Owen Bennett-Jones as the moderator and the panel consisted of historians Ayesha Jalal and Francis

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