By: Ahtesham Azhar KARACHI: Canvas Gallery has organised a group exhibition titled ‘Connections’ by Madiha Hyder, Sabina Haque and Samina Jose Islam. Around 19 works on varied themes are on display. The work of Samina Jose Islam is the most inspiring among all. Her art pieces revolve around the lives of common people. One of […]
By: Ishrat Saleem The successful use of DNA testing to identify rapists and to exonerate the innocent has prompted activists in the US to campaign for clearing the backlog of forensic evidence that was collected in rape and murder cases Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) is known as the ‘finger print of the 21st century’. Just like […]
ISLAMABAD: A 10-day Margalla Festival organised at Art and Craft village is in full swing and Sindh cultural day was observed to provide recreation and entertainment for the people of twin cities. The traditional cultural heritage of Sindh was exhibited at the festival including cultural shows and music from different parts of Sindh. People from […]
LAHORE: Expression Art gallery kicked off their ‘Summer Art workshop’ for art lovers, showcasing calligraphy, paintings, drawing and other art works for a month here on Monday. Expression Art gallery is a new set-up by art lovers who intended to polish the hidden qualities of people by the professionals and National College of Arts (NCA) […]
By: Kashif Zafar BAHAWALPUR: A woman was killed on Sunday allegedly by her brother and his two friends in defence of family honour. Police said they had attacked her with an axe and later burned her body. Sughran Mai, mother of the victim and a resident of Kalo Malikwala near Lodhran, told police that his […]
Karachi: Enraged by the British Council announcement on retaking two papers, the affected students poured their hearts out on the social media for the organisation’s “reckless and insensitive attitude”. All the candidates who sat the O-level papers for Islamiyat and Pakistan Studies last month will have to go through the exams for a second time […]
LAHORE: Senior film, TV and stage artiste Masood Akhtar has submitted a proposal to the Lahore Arts Council (LAC) for the revival of family theatre at Alharma devoid of dances and vulgar dialogues. “I offer my services free of cost to train the young talent for a theatre which can be enjoyed by families as […]
By: Anjum Altaf IS poverty a violation of human rights? I was asked recently to speak on the subject and faced the following dilemma: if I convinced the audience it was, would that imply the most effective way to eliminate poverty would be to confer human rights on the poor? Two questions follow immediately: first, […]
By: Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: The internal conflict and infighting for the top slot of Pakistan Television (PTV) has created an uncertainty among major advertisers resulting in a sharp decline of its revenue. Besides, advertisers are also pulling back from their commitments made to the PTV during the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy series starting […]
By: Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD: Samina Baig, the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, came to the capital along with her brother, who is also her trainer and coach, to share her feelings about conquering the 8,848 metres peak with media. “We have achieved this landmark 60 years after the Everest was first scaled,” Mirza […]
By Faisal Kapadia The writer is a Karachi-based blogger who blogs at deadpanthoughts.com and tweets @faisalkapadia. He has previously written for Dawn and The Friday Times During the last year, we have seen immense political presence in Pakistan’s social media. It started with leaders of almost all political parties garnering an online presence to realising […]
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