The Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, hosted an international theatre festival that lasted from September 8 to October 8 with more than 30 plays featuring theatre groups from more than six countries. It`s a huge achievement, both in terms of the event`s sheer size and the quality of some of the dramas that were staged. We feel the country needs thriving theatre activity alongside film and music if its cultural soft image is to be truthfully projected to the rest of the world.