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The question of who Mir is became the theme of our film, says Mah-i-Mir writer Sarmad Sehbai

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KARACHI: Like other people, we had been asking the question that why make a film inspired by the poet Mir Taqi Mir. Gradually the question became the theme of a film. This was said by poet and playwright Sarmad Sehbai while addressing the media during the curtain-raiser show for the film Mah-i-Mir, to be released […]


Heatwave: KMC declares state of emergency in hospitals

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Karachi: In view of taking pre-emptive course of action with regards to the expected heat wave in the metropolis, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has declared state of emergency at the municipal-run hospitals. In a letter to health officials and medical superintendents of the KMC hospitals, Senior Director Health Services Dr Muhammad Ali Abbassi directed […]


Fiction writers discuss relevance of work to contemporary society

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Islamabad: The fiction writers discussed creative process, their works and their relevance to contemporary society at a session of Islamabad Literature Festival yesterday. The session ‘Subjunctive Fictions: Stories We Invent about the World We Inhabit’ was part of the three-day festival. Piyush Jha, a Mumbai-based film director, advertising filmmaker and the author of best selling […]


Young artists showcase the diversity of Pakistani art

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Karachi: An exhibition of five young artists who have recently graduated from different universities is under way at the Sanat Initiative Art Gallery. “The exhibition showcases how well our young artists paint their imaginations with their own signatures,” said artist Muhammad Zeeshan, who was the curator of the exhibition entitled ‘Neon’, which opened on Tuesday. […]


Farooq Sattar too could face media blackout

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Anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday warned Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Dr Farooq Sattar of media blackout and reissued non-bailable arrest warrant against chief Altaf Hussain and others in provocative speech case. The court heard a case pertaining to facilitation in hate speech delivered by MQM leader in 2015. MQM’s Waseem Akhtar, Khawaja Izharul Hassan […]