Pakistan Literature Festival

[Pakistan Literature Festival @PakistanLitFest]

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@ConwayHall

[Zafar Masud @zafar_masud]

My piece published in Pakistan Link - one of the oldest diaspora papers in the USA - https://t.co/UfePijaIjw

Thanks to @SapanNews @beenasarwar

@NadirCheema @ameenasaiyid @shayma1 @PakistanLitFest @AdabFest

[Sapan News @SapanNews]

Writing about the tragedy he survived three years ago helps development banker @Zafar_Masud come to terms with his conflicting feelings of guilt, relief, and wonder.

https://t.co/5giHQoMGUk

[Zafar Masud @zafar_masud]

I have had the pleasure of attending recently a very well managed and attended @PakistanLitFest in London organised by @BloomsburyPak @LightstoneP

I was part of a distinguished panel on economy titled “Root causes of the economic crisis” very ably moderated by @NadirCheema.

Attached are excerpts from my remarks at the session in video and notes below:

• At the outset on this debate, we need to figure out the core problem. While the popular notion that ‘we’re confronted with a current account challenge’ is perhaps correct, but it’s the symptom; not the cause of our problem.

• CAD is our Achilles heel, but it is driven primarily by fiscal policy, which essentially propels consumption-led growth.

• The balance of payment crises of 2013, 2018, and 2022 were driven by higher budget deficits. The real problem is our fiscal policy and the mounting government debt.

• As the solution to all our problems in our formidable years was the “CTRL ALT DEL button”, and this is perhaps the time to press that button, and review our fiscal policy afresh.

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[Nadir Cheema @NadirCheema]

Dawn report on the session on the economy at @PakistanLitFest with Dr @Ishrat_Husain Mr @SShabbarZaidi Dr @rezabaqir & Mr @zafar_masud
https://t.co/3DBjy37Ne4

[Pakistan Literature Festival @PakistanLitFest]

Thanks for the coverage @dawn_com @Dawn_News #PLFL2023

[Dawn.com @dawn_com]

The conversations ranged from power dynamics to gender bias at workplaces, and speakers shared their own experiences of how they navigated leadership positions in a male-dominated world.

https://t.co/grGxnvan6l

[The Bank of Punjab @thebankofpunjab]

@zafar_masud (President & CEO – BOP) shared valuable insights as a panelist in the thought-provoking session on 'The Root Causes of Pakistan's Economic Crisis and How to Address Them' at @PakistanLitFest
London Chapter. Don't miss the highlights from this engaging discussion!

#TheBankOfPunjab #HarFardKaKhayal #PLFLondon #PLFL2023

[mahvish 🌹 مہوش @mahvishahmad]

On my way to talk left political magazines and radical archives out of #Pakistan. Just out: a co-authored chapter w/ Hashim bin Rashid and Ahmad Saleem on 10 progressive papers: Sangat, Lail o Nihar, Jabal, MKP Circular, and more for a book on Peoples’ Histories @PakistanLitFest

[Iram S Khan @IramSKhan1]

@umberkhairi in conversation with @TariqAQaiser on ‘A need for heritages not legacies: the case of nature reserves on karachi’s islands’.

@PakistanLitFest

[Iram S Khan @IramSKhan1]

@ShahbazTaseer talking about his book’”Lost to the world. A memoir of faith, family and five years in terrorist captivity’at @PakistanLitFest .

[Danish Khan @DanishKhan80]

Jamil Dehlavi remembers how his film was sought to be cancelled by Pakistan at Cannes. It didn’t happen, but he reminds the audience that his elder brother was a diplomat in France at that time.

⁦@PakistanLitFest⁩ #bloomsburypakistan

[Iram S Khan @IramSKhan1]

Always a pleasure listening to @JamilDehlavi.
#PLF2023
@PakistanLitFest

[Paul Flather @flatherings]

Still riveting oratory - even after all these years ⁦@TariqAli_News⁩ ..,⁦@PakistanLitFest⁩ ..,superb day lots of good ideas , chat and fun

[Zafar Masud @zafar_masud]

@shayma1 @BloomsburyPak @PakistanLitFest

[Pakistan Literature Festival @PakistanLitFest]

#PLFL2023

[Shazaf Fatima @Shazaffatima]

Talking about choosing fiction with Aamer Hussein, Sadia Abbas, Sarmila Bose, Iftikhar Malik and Faiza S Khan ⁦@BhopalHouse⁩ at ⁦@PakistanLitFest⁩

[Pakistan Literature Festival @PakistanLitFest]

The mushairah livestream is continuing from the Main Hall at @ConwayHall #PLFL2023 https://t.co/3KbyPQLLEd https://t.co/IBQY8V4F0i

[The Bank of Punjab @thebankofpunjab]

Join us in welcoming @zafar_masud (President & CEO - BOP) as he delivers a gripping talk at the Pakistan Literature Festival London. Drawing from his upcoming book, Mr. Masud will share his powerful insights on resilience and leadership.

Tune in to the live stream and witness the words of a true visionary: https://t.co/CYGnS7xuGJ

#TheBankOfPunjab #HarFardKaKhayal #PLFLondon #PLFL2023

@PakistanLitFest

[Pakistan Literature Festival @PakistanLitFest]

Mushairah started @ConwayHall. Watch live https://t.co/BHYLetkpuE @drsaifmahmood and Fatema Hassan spoke. Sohail Zarrar Khalish Chughtai is inviting the poets onto the stage. Tune in to the glory of language and poetry in Urdu, Bengali, English #PLFL2023 https://t.co/3KbyPQLLEd