ISLAMABAD: The Tayyaba torture case has not only exposed loopholes in Pakistan’s judicial system, but also showed that there is no law to counter or keep a check on internal migration of minors that encourages child labour. On Jan 4, the Supreme Court took suo motu notice of the maltreatment of the 10-year-old housemaid by […]
LAHORE: Celebrated novelist and playwright Bano Qudsia died after a bout of illness on Saturday, plunging the literary world into a pall of gloom and depriving contemporary Urdu literature of one of its most striking and authentic voices. Qudsia Bano, popularly known as Bano Appa, was admitted to a local hospital in Lahore 10 days ago […]
Reproduced below are parts of two much longer articles published in May 2014. The articles were of a series written in the context of the shooting of Hamid Mir in the same year and what happened subsequently. The main thrust of the arguments retains its relevance even today. Both in misery and maturity Pakistan may […]
LAHORE-Lahore’s biggest Food Festival CokeFoodFest opened at Royal Palm Golf and Country Club in Lahore where attendees witnessed chefs working their magic through cooking demonstrations and enjoyed live music featuring performances by Quadrum The Percussionists, Sonu Dangerous, Arsalan Hassan, SYMT and Amanat Ali along with various other fun-filled activities for the entire family. During the […]
KARACHI: Osman Khalid Butt and Ainy Jaffri’s upcoming film Balu Mahi has been making headlines for its quirky trailer, which according to many, is reminiscent of Runaway Bride and Jab We Met. The star cast of Balu Mahi participated in a live Facebook session with The Express Tribune on Tuesday to promote the film. The session included several […]
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