The art world of Pakistan is not given the attention it deserves. But amends are being made. Arts Pakistan, or Artspak, is a recently developed website, with an exclusive collection of videos, paintings and photographs that depicts the country’s vibrant art scene.
The website has been developed by Khalid Sherdil, a motivated civil servant. The gentleman was inspired by Athar Tahir, a senior civil servant who also happens to be a renowned poet. Artspak is very decided about its aims:
Our objective is to preserve the arts, culture and talent of Pakistan. This site is dedicated to the Artists of Pakistan: Painters, Actors, Dramatists, Musicians, Dancers, Singers, Sculptors, Photographers or Writers. If you are an Artist, you can Host your work Free. Just email us pictures/videos of your work and your biography.
azal se Adam-o-gandum meiN ae dost
ajab andaaz ki khat-pat rahi hai
barabar baRh raha hai narkh-i-gandum
bani Adam ki qeemat ghat rahi hai
The classic movie Rotistarring the legendary Rajesh Khanna begins with his character Mangal stealing roti as a child from a restaurant to fill his empty stomach. This event transforms him for life because he is punished for this ‘heinous sin’ and from here on in his life of crime begins.
In another classic Bollywood film Deewar starring the legendary Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, one scene stands out where Shashi Kapoor’s character fires on a boy who is stealing roti for his family.
Militant suicide bombers brought their mayhem and murder to Lahore today. The well-planned terrorist attack has left at least 26 people dead and some 70 injured.
While All Things Pakistan has remained alive and online, it has been dormant since June 11, 2011 - when, on the blog's 5th anniversary, we decided that it was time to move on. We have been heartened by your messages and the fact that a steady traffic has continued to enjoy the archived content on ATP.
While the blog itself will remain dormant, we are now beginning to add occasional (but infrequent) new material by the original authors of the blog, mostly to archive what they may now publish elsewhere. We will also be updating older posts to make sure that new readers who stumble onto this site still find it useful.
We hope you will continue to find ATP a useful venue to reflect upon and express your Pakistaniat. - Editors
The website has been developed by Khalid Sherdil, a motivated civil servant. The gentleman was inspired by Athar Tahir, a senior civil servant who also happens to be a renowned poet. Artspak is very decided about its aims:
