PESHAWAR: The provincial government has hinted at creating a joint commission which will probe the air pollution allegedly caused owing to the rising number of oil and gas fields in Kohat division. This was suggested by Adviser to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister (CM) on Energy and Power Development Himayatullah Khan during a visit to inspect […]
LONDON: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s founder Altaf Hussain and one of the party’s Rabita Committee members have issued apology to this correspondent in an out-of-court settlement for which a petition was filed for a defamation case before the London High Court. This correspondent had approached the court after negotiations with the MQM-London’s leadership failed over […]
In remarks bound to ruffle many a feather, the nation’s top judge has declared that the Supreme Court will not allow Indian content to be aired on Pakistani TV channels, citing its deleterious effects on our culture. Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar’s comment on Wednesday possibly referred to the unabashed obscenity and vulgarity which the […]
LAHORE: The media is going through a transformation the world over due to “digital disruption” and mobile technology has so bewitched the younger generation that very few among them watch television these days, TV host Fahad Hussain said at a seminar on Sunday. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry was among the speakers at the Afkar-i-Taza ThinkFest […]
The Punjab government is taking active control of plays staged at the Alhamra. What does this mean for art in the province and the country at large? It appears that the Punjab Government has become very active in cultural activities supposed to be held in the various cities of the province, particularly in its own […]
Sometimes it feels like there’s not much happening in Pakistani music other than what you see on TV in the form of music shows such as Coke Studio, Pepsi Battle of the Bands and Nescafe Basement. But turn the TV off and, instead, turn to the internet and there is this whole other world of […]
In my last column I explored what happens to the five senses in a digital age via a reading of Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West. Today I move away from the senses and further into this issue of the digital. I am interested in Omar Robert Hamilton’s innovative novel about the Egyptian Revolution, The City Always […]
KARACHI: Highlighting how environmental degradation is affecting community life and health, experts said that one important contribution every individual could make towards saving nature is to get involved in plantation in a big way. They were speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the fifth international conference on ‘Environmental Horizon, Sounding the Alarm! Environment, Climate Change […]
LAHORE: An hour-long musical play titled Book of Love was presented by Maas Foundation in Lahore on Thursday, entertaining masses at Alhamra Hall. The new theatrical performance was the first of this year and had audiences from all around the nation come and watch the show. Book of Love revolved around the numerous issues within Pakistan society. It shows how […]
A group show titled “Transcriptase” at Full Circle Gallery, Karachi featuring the works of Manizhe Ali, Ali Khan and Paul-Mehdi Rizvi highlighted the theoretical aspects of contemporary art. Ali Khan has spent time travelling across the country experiencing a nomadic life which he portrayed in his recent works. By combining design and art he created […]
KARACHI – Three major opposition parties in the Sindh Assembly boycotted the proceedings after exchange of arguments between them and the treasury. The rumpus in the assembly started during Dua when the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA Shahnawaz Jadoon and Nusrat Sehar Abbasi of the Grand Democratic Alliance asked to pray against corrupt elements. “Pray for running […]
The year 2019 has opened with Napa’s Laughter Fest, an 11-day programme of plays that are supposed to send audiences into chuckles. The programme has been most aptly named for laughter is the key word of the programme. The programme opened with a hilarious Urdu play, Hai Muhabbat, on Thursday evening. There was hardly a […]
KARACHI – Newly-elected office bearers of Karachi Press Club called on Adviser to Chief Minister Sindh for Information, Law & Anticorruption Barrister Murtaza Wahab at his office on Friday. Karachi Press Club Joint Secretary Hanif Akbar, Treasurer Raja Kamran and members of the Press Club governing body Waheed Rajpar, Saeed Sarbazi, Shazia Hassan, Shoaib Jutt, […]
HYDERABAD: Pakistan’s eminent Sindhi and Urdu language playwright Noorul Huda Shah has drawn attention of mainstream media to its use of “Karachi aur Sindh” and said it must refrain from employing divisive language. Literary festivals could help do away with provincial parochialism in the country, said Ms Shah who, as a panellist of a session […]
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