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Daily Archives: April 9, 2013

Girl kills ‘blackmailer’ boyfriend

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KARACHI – A sixteen-year-old angry girl shot dead her boyfriend for allegedly cheating here on Monday. According to media reports, Bilal Colony’s resident Manthar and Yasmin were friends. Manthar was the friend of girl’s former fiancé but developed covert relations with her. Yasmin has no regret of killing her boyfriend as she alleged that he […]


Karachi’s vast reservoir of musical talent showcased

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Anil Datta Karachi: The oozing musical talent among Karachi’s youth that has lain hidden over the decades on account of various factors, was showcased Monday evening at a musical programme at the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa). It was a pleasure to see the flowing talent among young men and women , former graduates […]


SC directs ministry, Pemra to make details public

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directed Information Ministry and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to make public details of the media advertisements by the political parties during the upcoming elections campaign on their websites. A two-member bench of the apex court comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain heard […]


Ex-News Editor of Dawn passes away

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KARACHI: Akhtar Payami, a former News Editor of Daily Dawn, passed away in Karachi on Monday. He was 82. He is survived by daughter Yasmin Bano and sons Prof Sikander Mehdi, Aziz Akhtar, Dr Arzoo Mehdi and Yawar Mehdi. His burial will be held on Wednesday at Wadi-i-Hussain graveyard, on Super Highway, after arrival of […]


The Sufi side to Chand Tara

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Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Passionate music can only create magic. And if the passion entails profound admiration for the philosophy of self-negation espoused by the subcontinent’s Sufis, an element of mystique enshrouds the magic. A newly-formed band called Chand Tara Orchestra performance thrilled music buffs at a concert titled ‘Building Bridges through Music’ organised by the […]