By: Sonia Malik LAHORE: The strife in recent years in Pakistan has greatly affected local artists and the works they produce, while also bringing them greater international attention, said speakers at a discussion on The Status of Pakistani Art in an International Arena, held at the Lahore Arts Council on Saturday. The speakers discussed several […]
PARACHINAR: Three university students were critically hurt when unidentified extremists threw acid at their faces while they were on their way to home on a Parachinar-bound passenger vehicle after taking their MA, MSc examinations in Kohat. Other passengers present in the vehicle also suffered minor burn injuries. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed the responsibility for […]
BANNU: A minor girl was killed and 29 persons including women and children sustained injuries when unidentified persons hurled a hand-grenade into a house in Domail tehsil the other day, local sources said. The sources said there was an engagement ceremony in the house of Malik Liaqat Ali in Pirbakhel village when the grenade was […]
By: Mumtaz Alvi ISLAMABAD: Minister for Climate Change Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan surprised the legislators when he informed the Senate on Friday that the government had imposed a ban on cutting of all kinds of trees way back in September 1993 but massive felling of trees was on since then, having at adverse impact […]
KARACHI: Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain will broadcast a live programme from Sunday at 6:00 pm on Geo News and Geo TV to condemn the brutal attack on the courageous and valiant daughter of Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai, to pray for her early recovery and to pay tributes to her services for the promotion of peace and […]
KARACHI: An understatement: artists are compulsive workers. Their hard work needs to be understood. It does not stem from an obligatory, duty-bound sentiment. The kind of work that artists do requires diligence not just on the creative level but also in terms of labour and extensive time put in to get the desired result. Abrar […]
By: Abdul Sami Paracha KOHAT: At least 16 people were killed and 35 others injured when a car bomb ripped through a market in Darra Adamkhel on Saturday. Twenty-eight of the injured were admitted to Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital. According to officials, the bomber’s target was an office of a peace committee, but the place […]
KARACHI: The 11th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Day, hosted by the US Consulate General here, was celebrated with a message of harmony for humanity. A large number of audience especially young students gathered at the residence of US Consul General Michael Dodman here on Saturday night and enjoyed Pakistani musicians Noori and Arieb Azhar, […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has issued directives to step up security outside the offices of national and international media outlets in fear of a backlash from the activists of the defunct Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A responsible functionary of the Interior Ministry told an international media outlet on condition of anonymity that the secret agencies had recorded […]
ISLAMABAD: Angered by the coverage of its attempt to assassinate Malala Yousufzai, the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has drawn up plans to target Pakistani and international media organisations across the country. TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud has issued “special directions” to his subordinates in different cities of Pakistan to target media groups, BBC Urdu reported. An […]
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