ISLAMABAD: The National Art Gallery of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) has arranged a workshop on Islamic ornamentation here from November 12 to 19. Expert of calligraphy and ornamentation Abdul Razzaq Razi will conduct the workshop for students, amateur artists and art lovers. Through various theoretical and practical sessions, the participants will learn […]
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced a financial assistance package for the flood affectees of Southern Punjab, under which Rs40,000 will be distributed among each one of them in two equal installments. The financial assistance will be distributed among the flood affectees through the Khadim-e-Punjab Card. Shahbaz also announced waiving off […]
By: Tazeen Javed Reality television is a big business in the West and large audiences tune in to watch traditional reality TV — game shows, voyeuristic shows, makeover or self-improvement shows or shows on supernatural phenomena. Reality television stars make more money by tweeting about the events they have attended and products they use than […]
By: Owais Jafri MULTAN: Police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly setting his wife on fire, while his mother and sister, who allegedly abetted him, were put under house arrest. The incident took place a week ago in Alipur, Muzaffargarh, after which the victim, Raheela Bibi, was taken to a hospital. She succumbed to […]
BAHAWALPUR: The College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, the Islamia University Bahawalpur, and the Hashoo Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to provide technical assistance for veterinary training to women in rural areas under a USAID project. Hashoo Foundation Project Director Col (retd) Muhammad Sadiq held a meeting with IUB Vice Chancellor Prof […]
By: Muhammad Sadaqat MANSEHRA: A married woman was stripped and dragged in the street allegedly to pay for her brother’s actions, the victim told media persons on Monday. She was hospitalised with bruises and other injuries, hospital sources said. At King Abdullah Hospital, Shirin Bibi*, 39, a resident of Matiyal village of Ghazikot, told media […]
By: Rafay Mahmood KARACHI: It seems Pakistan’s entertainment-starved public and the flagging movie industry in general received no respite — even on Eid. Despite attempts, two new Hollywood flicks – slated to be released on Eidul Azha to offer cinemagoers with ample choice of entertainment – were unable to make it to the big screen […]
By: Qadeer Tanoli Despite the concerns about the use of mobile phones in terrorist activities, a recent example being the suspension of cellular services for several hours in some parts of the country on Eidul Azha, the availability of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards is as easy as it can get – just fetch one […]
By: Murtaza Ali Shah LONDON: The Birmingham hospital treating Malala has defied political pressure from Pakistani and UK politicians who have inundated the hospital with requests for allowing them to meet Malala and pose with her for publicity images. A source at the hospital confided to The News that dozens of requests have been received […]
By: Sabir Shah LAHORE: Hurricane Sandy, which is likely to affect the lives of 60 million residents of the United States in hours and days to come, is bound to prove deadlier than the Sept 9, 1900 Galveston city storm that had led to the deaths of 6,000-12,000 Americans after roaring ashore from the Gulf […]
By: Mushtaq Paracha NOWSHERA: At least four persons were killed and 34 others sustained injuries, seven of them critical, when explosives packed in a shopping bag went off here at the entrance to the shrine of Kaka Sahib on the second day of Eidul Azha. A large number of devotees, including women and children, were […]
KARACHI: Over a dozen people were killed in acts of violence in different parts of the city over the three-day Eid holidays. The body of a young man was found near the ICI bridge, apparently tossed from a moving vehicle, on Monday. Police said the body was stuffed in a gunny bag. It bore torture […]
By: NISAR A. BROHI Serious gaps have been observed in the emergency response by the government and non-governmental humanitarian agencies during the floods in the last two consecutive years, which are being also repeated this year. There are reports that rainwater is still standing in most parts of northern districts of Sindh as well as […]
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two persons were killed and six others received injuries when unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade at the house of a policeman in Dera Ismail Khan on Sunday. Officials said that the assailants hurled a hand grenade at the house of ASI Ghazanfar Baloch in Basti Ustrana Janobi area. They said that […]
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