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Daily Archives: March 12, 2019

APMC concludes with soaring vocals, brilliant instrumentals

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KARACHI: The 16th All Pakistan Music Conference ended on a high on Sunday with some brilliant vocals and instrumental performances that is a testament to the success of the conference that caters to and satiates classical music lovers in the city. Ustad Ashraf Sharif’s performance on the sitar was possibly the defining moment of the […]


NAPA Performing Arts Festival to kick off tomorrow

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KARACHI: The National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) will soon roll out its sixth edition of the International Performing Arts Festival. The annually held three-week celebration will commence on March 12 and run until March 31, 2019. The event will bring together the best in theatre, music and dance from Pakistan and around the world, stated […]


Partly Facetious: Pakistani media being hailed

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“Each one of us, according to our status, is eligible for some discount – the poor get cheaper electricity and gas, the bureaucrats get annual pay raises even in times of severe shortages like now as well as plots upon retirement, the middle classes wait for sales and the very rich get special treatment inside […]


Naval chief announces plantation drives

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ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi Monday said spring tree plantation campaign was an opportunity to strengthen link with nature and afforestation was vital for socio-economic development and a sustainable ecosystem. In his message, the naval chief said for years, besides contributing towards food, fibre resources and livelihood; trees had been […]


Female Lyari rapper takes charge with ‘Gully Girls’ song

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This year’s Aurat March seems to have rubbed many people the wrong way. The use of certain placards by some of the people in attendance has been met with a lot of backlash and social media is still rife with keyboard discussions and fights about the matter. But it may be a better idea to shift […]


Speedy progress towards new media regulator irks CPNE

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Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) President Arif Nizami, Senior Vice President Imtinan Shahid and Secretary General Dr. Jabbar Khattak have expressed their grave concern over the speedy headway being made towards passage of legislation for the formation of the controversial Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PMRA) in the name of regulating the media. They recalled […]