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Daily Archives: February 7, 2013

Writers to engage book lovers for three days

By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: This was announced by Oxford University Press managing director Ameena Saiyid at a press conference at the Arts Council Karachi on Wednesday. She gave a presentation which began with a brief overview of last year’s festival. She said 142 speakers, including Hanif Kureishi, Vikram Seth and William Dalrymple, took part in […]


Munnu Bhai turns 80

LAHORE: Friends and colleagues were all praise for veteran columnist Munnu Bhai for his standards of humanity and care, during a ceremony held to mark his 80th birthday on Wednesday. “Today I have crossed seven decades and entered eighth one,” said Munnu Bhai at the ceremony arranged by the South Asia Free Media Association (Safma) […]


Reviving film industry: concerted efforts needed

By: Dr S. IFTIKHAR AMHED OUR film industry has also been facing difficulties and retrogression. This situation has resulted in the shutdown of a number of cinema-houses and forced several large screen actors to work as TV artistes or leave Pakistan in search of new prospects. It is worthwhile to mention that some Pakistani artistes […]


FM-93 and Medium-wave networks are broadcasting the event live from Islamabad radio

Radio Pakistan‚ in collaboration with Pakistan Television‚ is holding annual Naat Competition at Z.A. Bokhari Auditorium of National Broadcasting House in Islamabad on Thursday. Information Minister‚ Qamar Zaman Kaira is expected to be the chief guest on the occasion. The winners of the regional competitions held earlier in all four provinces‚ and Azad Kashmir‚ Gilgit- […]