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Monthly Archives: February 2013

Karachi Literature Festival — literati to dazzle book lovers

By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Literary luminaries Gulzar, Nadeem Aslam, Shobha De, journalist Kanak Mani Dixit and writer and politician George Galloway will be among a wide range of literati and thinkers to attend the 4th Karachi Literature Festival to be held from Feb 15 to Feb 17 at the Beach Luxury Hotel. The festival has […]


Dawn All About Lifestyles opens today

KARACHI: The three-day Dawn All About Lifestyles 2013 exhibition will begin at 3pm at the Expo Centre on Friday. Pakistan’s premier consumer showcase since 2001, Dawn All About Lifestyles is among the most eagerly-awaited events in the calendar for exhibitors as well as visitors. It is well-known for bringing the finest brands and the best […]


Husband convicted of throwing acid on wife

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday convicted a man of throwing acid on his wife and sentenced him to 14-year imprisonment. Irfan Younas threw acid on his wife Rehmana, a nurse by profession, at Mayo Hospital on Aug 15. Nurses Shama Naz and Shazia also received burn injuries when they tried to save their colleague. […]


Man booked for killing wife

LARKANA: A man was booked for forcing his wife, a mother of five, to drink a poisonous liquid and gagging her to death when she refused in Gul Kalhoro village on the outskirts of Sujawal Junejo town on Thursday. According to villagers, Abdul Lateef Kalhoro drove his wife Razia, 35, on a motorcycle to a […]


United States support vibrant, free media in Pakistan: Olson

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United States Ambassador in Pakistan Richard Olson has said that the US government strongly supports a vibrant and independent media in Pakistan to provide factual information to the people for holding their government accountable. “I want to make it very clear that the US government strongly support your efforts to provide the people of Pakistan […]