By: Saadia Qamar KARACHI: Artist Laila Odho Premjee’s life has been largely consumed by her “love for art” When she speaks, it shines on her face and glistens in a pair of dark brown eyes, her love for the arts, per se. More than the abstract though, it is the “portraits and figures” that have […]
ISLAMABAD: Efforts are under way in Pakistan to reduce the production and consumption of substances, which deplete the Earth’s ozone layer, by 10 per cent over the next couple of years, according to officials at the Climate Change Division. “This year, we started the process of phasing out hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) which are commonly used in […]
By: USMAN CHEEMA ISLAMABAD: Alarming situation arises for those mobile phone subscribers who have not yet blocked the SIMs registered wrongfully in their names, as soon they might face serious repercussions of their lethargic behaviour in terms of terrorism or different cases registered against them. According to the government policy, if a subscriber does not […]
Karachi: The Karachi traffic police have launched a short messaging service (SMS) to keep people updated on the prevailing traffic situation. The service was planned by the former deputy inspector general traffic Abdul Khalique Sheikh. The SMS facility will help the commuters to keep track of vehicular traffic flow on various main roads. The helpline […]
Four months after the US-led attack on Afghanistan, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was abducted in Karachi and beheaded. That was only the first of a large number of murders of journalists we were to see in the coming years. Till a few years ago, no one in the Pakistani media could believe that […]
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