Daastan

Daastan is a literary forum working for revival of literature in Pakistan. We connect writers with opportunities for career growth.

مجمعے کی دوسری عورت از بشریٰ اقبال

بشریٰ اقبال ایک ادبی و سماجی شخصیت ہیں۔وہ مترجم...

اِک پر ِ خیال از منیرہ قریشی

منیرہ قریشی ایک ایسی شاعرہ ہیں جنھیں جذبوں کو...

حوالۂ عشق ازسلمان ظہور

شاعری کی بہت سی قسمیں ہیں۔ انھی میں سے...

Daastan’s Awards are Starting to Pile Up:

Daastan rises through the ranks of recognition, and receives acclaim and awards from Connected Pakistan, South Asian Triple Helix Foundation, and Innovative Youth Forum.

Bringing Words to Life Through a Podcast Project: Nashist

Helping our authors get the true sentiments of their work out to their readers by voicing over quotations and snippets of it as a podcast series.

Daastan Opens the Gateway to Literary Stardom by Launching its Literary Fellowship

The Literary Fellowship, an innovative project of Daastan, to bring together literary activists from all across the country to work on the revival of literature.

Drawing out tales of Wars Within, in Season Two of “The Stories Untold”

Daastan conducts its second nation wide story writing competition "The Stories Untold", bringing to print the future literary stars of Pakistan.

Daastan Raises the Dying Beacon of Literature and Wins a Grant of 2500 USD from PTX

A delegation consisting of Mr. Syed Ommer Amer, and Mr. Nauman Shahid from Daastan won a grant of 2500 USD to conduct the second season of The Stories Untold. The competition would encourage writers to bring their own experiences forward as lessons.

Entering the Big League – Winning of Telenor Velocity Acceleration Program

Daastan scales new heights upon being selected for the Telenor Velocity Accelerator Program from among more than a hundred applicants.

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