About the event
The gathering
Announced by Chief Organizer Ahmed Raza Punjabi: the fourth International Punjabi Conference returns to PILAC, Lahore — organised by Punjabi Parchar in collaboration with Punjabi Lehar and the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture. Eight programme tracks across three days bring together panel discussions, research papers, a Punjabi Mushaira and musical performances, with writers, academics, artists and professionals from Pakistan and abroad. Entry is free.
The conference is chaired and hosted by Chief Organizer Ahmed Raza Punjabi, with Nasir Dhillon as second host. The programme is grouped into eight tracks - plenary, politics and society, language and education, literature, culture, academics, media, and youth and technology - with more than ten panel discussions alongside research papers, a Punjabi Mushaira and traditional musical performances. Entry is free.
- Organisers: Punjabi Parchar, with Punjabi Lehar and PILAC
- Chaired and hosted by Chief Organizer Ahmed Raza Punjabi, with Nasir Dhillon as second host
- Eight programme tracks and more than ten panel discussions across three days
- Entry is free
- Competitions for students and short films closed in October 2026; winners are honoured at the Day 1 ceremony