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Monthly Archives: July 2015

Calligraphic art on display

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KARACHI: Calligraphy is an art form in which letters or nonfigurative shapes turn into figures that are more readable and less watchable with, astoundingly, an enhanced visual appeal. It happens because of the spiritual aspect involved in the art. Text becomes an image that conjures up soul-searching scenes. This could be gauged at an exhibition […]


PM thanked for deciding to clear print media’s outstanding bills

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KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) have thanked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for deciding to clear outstanding bills, amounting to about Rs790 million, for the period 2008-12 payable to print media organisations by the federal information ministry, devolved ministries and federal government departments. According to a […]


A refreshing sight, indeed

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Karachi: Calligraphy, or beautiful writing, is the most revered form of artistic expression in the Islamic world. It is the most highly regarded and the most fundamental element of Islamic art. The employment of calligraphy as something ornamental has a definite aesthetic appeal. One must, at the same time, keep it in mind that calligraphy […]


MQM man’s statement ‘not UK police document’

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KARACHI: A statement attributed to senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Tariq Mir allegedly revealing that the MQM had received Indian funding was not a document of London Metropolitan Police, according to a BBC-Urdu report posted on its website on Tuesday. “After carefully examining the document we can confirm that it was not a police document,” […]


Call for legislation to empower non-Muslim communities

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Advocate Kalpana Devi speaks at the seminar ‘Safety and security of religious minorities: role of state and society’ on Tuesday.—White Star Advocate Kalpana Devi speaks at the seminar ‘Safety and security of religious minorities: role of state and society’ on Tuesday.—White Star KARACHI: A comprehensive plan of action was suggested on Tuesday at a seminar […]