Like in previous years, Ajoka was asked to perform a play on the opening night of the Faiz International Festival, held on 16-18 November at Alhamra, Lahore. Ajoka performed “Kala Meda Bhes”(Black are my Robes).

On 18th Novembera, a  session in the festival was dedicated to Madeeha Gauhar. In addition to dozens of other plays Madeeha directed plays on Faiz's poetry like “yahaan se sheharkodekho”  (Looka at the City from Here) in 1987 and “Rozan-e- zindan se” (From the Prison Window), in 2010.