{"id":1147546,"date":"2026-01-17T23:24:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T18:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.app.com.pk\/?p=1147546"},"modified":"2026-01-17T23:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T18:24:27","slug":"acp-remembers-manto-on-his-death-anniversary-with-a-sepecial-session-manto-aur-aaj-ki-dunya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/acp-remembers-manto-on-his-death-anniversary-with-a-sepecial-session-manto-aur-aaj-ki-dunya\/","title":{"rendered":"ACP remembers &#8220;Manto&#8221; on his death anniversary with a sepecial session &#8220;Manto Aur Aaj ki Dunya&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">KARACHI, Jan 17 (APP):Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi organized a session titled \u201cManto aur Aaj ki Dunya\u201d on the death anniversary of the renowned Writer Saadat Hasan Manto at Haseena Moin Hall on Saturday.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The session featured an in-depth talk by human rights activist and poet of Urdu, Punjabi, and English Harris Khalique, while the Session were moderated by well-known anchor and journalist Absa Komal.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Arts Council Muhammad Ahmed Shah, senior journalist Ghazi Salahuddin, Noor-ul-Huda Shah, Ayub Sheikh, Dr. Qaiser Sajjad, Sadiqa Salahuddin, along with a large number of literary and social figures, attended the session.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The discussion began with references to Manto\u2019s letters written between 1951 and 1954.On the occasion, Harris Khalique said that there was no fixed or final continuity in Manto\u2019s work, which distinguished him from other prominent writers.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During Manto\u2019s time, there was a clear division between right-wing and left-wing writers. Those who were considered progressive writers often criticized Manto.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said that the relationship between the working class, writers, and journalists has weakened, and there is a strong need to reconnect them at a global level. Harris Khalique noted that great writers emerge in every era, though the language changes.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI, Jan 17 (APP):Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi organized a session titled \u201cManto aur Aaj ki Dunya\u201d on the death anniversary of the renowned Writer Saadat Hasan Manto at Haseena Moin Hall on Saturday. 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