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Daily Archives: October 21, 2012

Indian journalist hospitalised

LAHORE: Chandigarh Press Club President and head of 34- member delegation of Indian journalists Sukhbir Singh Bajwa was hospitalised here on Saturday. He was taken to Akram Medical Complex near Jail Road when he complained of fever. Complex owner Prof Dr Javed Akram said that according to the symptoms Sukbhir Bajwa was suffering from chickenpox. […]


Painting a poetic expression

By: Marjorie Husain Revealed in the luminous paintings of Abrar Ahmed exhibited at the Ocean Gallery, Karachi, is the artist’s awareness of the configuration of art making and the links of tradition with the merging of contemporary aesthetics. The artist’s enjoyment of rich colouration employed with lush brushstrokes creates a form of narrative abstraction that […]


Implementation of Supreme Court order: Probe may end before interim set-up: Kaira

By: Zulqernain Tahir LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information Qamar Zaman Kaira on Saturday unveiled the government’s plan to complete the investigation against beneficiaries of the Mehran Bank scandal, including the Sharifs, in the “shortest possible time”, leaving a ‘sword of disqualification’ hanging over their heads before the general election if their involvement of receiving money […]


‘Portraiture’ opens at Art Chowk

By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: They say appearances can be deceptive. When it comes to artists, they make sure that they or those who they look up to come across as people that are not easy to size up. There’s a reason for it. Artists see the universe in an uncommon way. For them the process […]


United Nation calls for arrest of journalists’ killers

By: Masood Haider UNITED NATIONS: A top UN official has called upon the Pakistan government to investigate the killing of two journalists and bring those responsible to book. “I condemn the murder of Abdul Khaliq and Mushtaq Khand,” said Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) Irina Bokova on Friday. “I am […]


Geo Tez Channel To Launch Soon

By: Zafar Mughal Geo Television new channel Geo Tez will be launched soon and it is expected that within few weeks the new channel will be on air. Geo English (English Channel) name was changed to Geo Tez and also changed from English to Urdu. Moreover Islamabad High Court (IHC) also permitted Geo Tez to […]