Age is not a barrier in writing or publishing: Soniah Kamal

Soniah Kamal is an award-winning novelist, essayist, and public speaker. Her recent novel, Unmarriageable, is a Financial Times Readers’ Best Book of 2019, a 2019 Book All Georgians Should Read, and shortlisted for the 2020 Townsend Prize for Fiction. Her debut novel, An Isolated Incident, was a finalist for the KLF French Fiction Prize and […]

“Our mission is to bridge the gap between legal education and practice”: Nida Usman Chaudhary,

Nida Usman Chaudhary, Founder, Lahore Education and Research Network (LEARN) and Women in Law Initiative Pakistan talks to Karvan about how she established LEARN and the challenges human rights advocates have to face. She is also Chairperson, Gender Equality and Diversity Committee LHCBA 2018-19 and Country Ambassador to Pakistan – Alliance for Equality in Dispute Resolution. 1. What inspired you […]

I believe everybody has a story to tell: Nadya A.R

Nadya A.R, author of “Invisible Ties” shares her writing journey. She talks about Pakistan’s publishing industry and gives important pieces of advice to aspiring writers in this exclusive interview with Karvan.org 1. Since when did you start writing? I think my story as a writer began when I started writing my diary. It was probably […]

“Art is a journey of continuous self-exploration”: Obaid ur Rahman

Obaid ur Rahman is the first 3D / anamorphic artist in Pakistan. He shares his creative journey in this exclusive interview with Karvan.   1. Tell us about yourself I am a Karachi based self-taught 3D/Anamorphic artist and muralist. I am the pioneer of 3D / anamorphic art in Pakistan. I have worked on various domestic […]

Get out of your comfort zone. Hustle! – Zainab Iftikhar

Zainab Iftikhar, Founder of Zee Creators shares her journey of being an entrepreneur in this exclusive interview. 1. What motivated you to establish ZEE Creators? ZEE Creators. God. How much I struggled with the name! rather than establishing it! I’ve always been creative, it didn’t matter to me what event it was, I always put […]

I feel optimistic about the future of Pakistani Youth – Asiya Javed

Asiya Javed, Founder Change Makers of Pakistan, talks about the kind of impact she envisions to create for Pakistan, in this exclusive interview with Karvan. 1. Tell us about yourself? My name is Asiya Javed. I am from Lahore Pakistan and was raised in Dubai and the USA. My family comes from very humble backgrounds. […]

The passionate photographer – Ali Jawad

Ali Jawad is an 18-year-old aspiring photographer who learned the art of taking photographs by reading and watching YouTube videos. He is an example of how self-teaching and self-discipline can lead you to success. Read his interview here:  1. Tell us about yourself? I am an 18-year-old dedicated photographer. I grew up with an urge […]

The engineering degree was my passion and the MBA was sheer luck – Hira Wajahat

Hira Wajahat, Pakistan National Lead at ClimateLaunchpad Pakistan and Project Manager at Stimulus speak about ClimateLaunchpad Pakistan and the challenges she overcame to become a success in this exclusive interview. 1. As the Pakistan National Lead at ClimateLaunchpad Pakistan, what responsibilities do you pursue? As the Pakistan National Lead for ClimateLaunchpad, I am responsible for […]

In my field, there is nothing but competition – Zaineb Hashmi

Zaineb Hashmi, Founder and CEO, Dergi, a digital lifestyle magazine, reveals in this interview how Dergi began and the challenges of being an entrepreneur.   1. What is the story behind DERGI? It was my dream since I was a little girl to have a business of my own; something that incorporates two or three categories. […]