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Daily Archives: December 27, 2015

Two books launched at Karachi Press Club

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Karachi: Speakers paid rich tributes to famous writer Iqbal Nazar at the inaugural ceremony of two books titled ‘Kahanian mahabat walian’ and ‘Jazeera-e-aab’ held at Karachi Press Club (KPC). Presiding over the ceremony, renowned poet and educationist Dr Pirzada Qasim said the two books were of high importance among Urdu short stories and dramas, since […]


Woman killed, 56 hurt as 6.9 magnitude quake hits parts of Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE /PESHAWAR: At least one woman was killed and 56 persons were injured in Peshawar after a strong earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck various parts of Pakistan on early Saturday morning. In Peshawar, one woman was killed and 56 persons, including seven women, were injured due to landsliding. The wall of […]


Nation marks 139th birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam

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ISLAMABAD: The 139th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was celebrated throughout the country on Friday with full national spirit and enthusiasm. The day dawned with special prayers in mosques for the Quaid and prosperity and development of Pakistan. It was a public holiday and national flag was hoisted at […]


Peerless Sindhi poet Shaikh Ayaz comes back to life at week-long festival

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HYDERABAD: For the generation that has known Shaikh Ayaz, the peerless 20th century Sindhi poet, through his work, a week-long event provided a meticulous and crispy short-course. Laced with musical and dance performances, the ‘Ayaz Festival’ at Cafe Khanabadosh drew thousands of Ayaz’s fans. The festival started with a photo exhibition and was followed by […]


Protect our species: SHC orders authorities to stop illegal hunting of houbara bustard in Sujawal

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the provincial forest and wildlife departments to stop the illegal hunting of endangered species of birds, including the houbara bustard, falcons and ducks, in district Sujawal. Headed by SHC Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, the division bench passed this direction while hearing a petition against illegal hunting […]


In the spotlight: Ripples generated in foreign media

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ISLAMABAD: Any interaction between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi has always been a source of interest in international media, mainly due to frosty relations between the two countries in the past. But Modi’s brief stopover in Lahore because of his desire to meet Premier Nawaz has generated enormous interest in […]


Wonderful world of radio

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As I write this week’s piece, my glance strays again and again to a much faded black and white photograph that shows my late father and some of his friends from Radio Pakistan Lahore. Standing in this group is a young lad of ten years, who appears to be overawed in such august company. This […]


Renowned screenwriter’s first book reviewed

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ISLAMABAD: ‘Paaon’, by the famous author Irfan Ahmad Urfi, was discussed at a book distribution ceremony held on Saturday. The text is a collection of short stories written by Mr Urfi over the last two decades. The ceremony was conducted by the development communication company Black Box Sounds, and was attended by a number of […]


Remembering Parveen Shakir — poet’s 21st death anniversary observed

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ISLAMABAD: The 21st death anniversary of the renowned poet, teacher and civil servant Parveen Shakir was observed on Saturday. Members of the Parveen Shakir Trust and Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) chairperson Qasim Bogio visited Ms Shakir’s grave this morning, and placed wreaths at her grave. Ms Shakir began writing at an early age, and […]


Asia Journalism Fellowship 2016

Temasek Foundation and Nanyang Technological University will be running the 8th round of the Asia Journalism Fellowship from 18 July to 7 October 2016. Applications will officially open on 11 January, but we wanted to give you a heads-up so that you can share this with journalists who may be interested. This is a unique […]