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Woman of 2013

By Mehr Tarar The loud beat of the dhol welcomed guests to the occasion to mark 30 years of a movement that was ground breaking as well as a trendsetter, highlighting achievements of women in a patriarchal, rigidly narrow-minded society. As the guests moved to the canopied rooftop, torr trorr kay bandhanon ko deko benhai […]


3-day spring festival starts at Lok Virsa today

* WWF, Indus Motor hold carnival at Fatima Jinnah Park ISLAMABAD: A three-day spring festival organised by the Ministry of National Heritage and Integration in collaboration with Lok Virsa and the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) will start today (Sunday). National Heritage and Integration Federal Minister Samina Khalid Ghurki will be the chief […]


Gulzar’s maiden voyage

One did realise this was no ordinary company. But it was far too short By Masood Hasan There are so many aspects of Gulzar Sahib’s recent visit and abrupt departure back to India that one does not quite know where to start. Most importantly, after reading all the media coverage, analysis and theories, both here […]


Two good signs

Peerzada Salman KARACHI: When artists internalise an issue they impart a universal appeal to it. This so happens because more often than not it is through the prism of the ‘self’ that they see society’s ills. This ‘self’ absorbs all kinds of issues, individual as well as collective. What distinguishes them from the rest of […]


‘Most women in rural areas still without CNICs’

UMERKOT: Speakers at a consultative workshop held here on Friday called for voters’ education and said that a majority of rural women are still without Computerised National Identity Cards because of a lack of awareness about its importance and access to NADRA offices. It was the need of the hour to ensure women’s participation in […]


Woman killed for ‘honour’

SHIKARPUR: A 22-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her husband suspecting her of having maintained illicit relations with his cousin, in Bahram Khan Bunglani village on Saturday. Ghulam Rasool reportedly shot dead his wife in his home located within the remit of the New Faujdari police station. No FIR was registered till the filing of […]