By: Iqbal Khwaja THATTA: Zeenat Shaikh, a popular folk singer and drama artist, died after a long illness on Tuesday morning at the age of 73 in the house of her adopted daughter in Tando Mohammad Khan. Her body will be brought to her thatched hut in Thatta’s Mangarhar Mohalla and will be buried in […]
KARACHI: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern over partial damage to a Hindu temple in Soldier Bazaar and demanded that the government not only put a stop to it but also reconstruct the demolished part of the temple. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Sindh chief and vice chief […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Not many art exhibitions drive home a point with relative ease. They cannot be faulted for it because even the simplest of art forms are not always uncomplicated. But the displays that convey their message in entirety without losing out on the aesthetics of art are always special. An exhibition of […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court suspended on Tuesday proceedings in accountability courts on references moved by the National Accountability Bureau against former government officers for their role in the appointments of Adnan A. Khwaja and Ahmed Riaz. NAB’s prosecutor general K.K. Agha informed a three-judge bench hearing the NRO implementation case that NAB had filed references […]
By: Shoaib Ahmed LAHORE: Veteran Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah says he first came to know about legendry poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz when he was in class nine. “I was introduced to Faiz through film Janwar in which my most favourite actor Shami Kapoor sang Faiz’s verses: Raat Yun Dil Mein Teri Khoie Huwi Yaad Ai […]
LAHORE: World Wide Fund for Nature – Pakistan (WWF – Pakistan) — officials have called for the destruction of seized illegal leather jackets with fur trimmings in public, which were confiscated by Pakistan Custom officials earlier in September, says a press release. This was reported on Sept 26 in national newspapers, says a press release […]
By: S M Hali In this age of terrorism, war and conflict, media persons, comprising both print and electronic, are exposed to unprecedented dangers because they take calculated risks. Some pay with their lives while others receive serious injuries and at times are maimed forever. Some are targeted deliberately while others simply are in the […]
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