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Daily Archives: February 24, 2017

Triptych of Friends opens

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KARACHI: A group exhibition titled Triptych of Friends opened at the Clifton Art Gallery on Thursday. As the name suggests, the show features three artists, and these three individuals — Ustad Bashir Ahmad, Saeed Kureshi and Chitra Pritam — need no introduction. They are painters of renown. There’s a decent variety of Ustad Bashir’s work […]


‘Dangal’ the play breaks new ground in Lahore

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LAHORE: Say what you may, it cannot be denied that Pakistanis have a knack for shortcuts and innovative quick-fixes for virtually everything under the sun. Have a problematic Smartphone? Visit the neighbourhood telephone shop. Need to book a table on a busy Saturday evening? Slip the maître d a red note or two and you’re good […]


Hindu marriage bill passed

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It is a cause of much celebration that the Hindu marriage bill has been passed by the Senate and will soon become law. The rights granted in the bill should have always existed as opposed to being granted after a long-drawn struggle, but although it comes very late it is a most welcome achievement. It […]


29 TV channels issued notice for false news

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday issued show cause notices to as many as 29 TV channels for airing false news of bomb blast in Lahore and ‘creating panic in the public. Following the explosion in Lahore, which claimed at least lives of eight innocent people, TV channels reported it as […]