By: Sher Khan LAHORE: After her brilliant renditions on “Coke Studio”, Sanam Marvi has proven that she has a timeless and legendary voice. In a small home on the periphery of Lahore, Marvi is only concerned about one thing – music. In an interview with The Express Tribune, she shares some insight about her music […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) in collaboration with Ministry of National Heritage and Integration has scheduled a “National Cultural Show” in connection with Independence Day Celebrations here on August 28. The colorful show will mesmerize the audience of twincities with folk and national songs, regional dances and stage plays. Local and known […]
By: Hidayat Khan PESHAWAR: The Pashto music industry seems to be in troubled waters as genuine singers who took an oath to music and believed it was an art, have now lost the spotlight. The Express Tribune spoke to Pashto artists to gain some insight on the present anticipated state of the industry only to […]
By: Nabeel Anwar Dhakku CHAKWAL: Due to pleasant weather on Eid, the oldest village of Chakwal —also the cultural hub of the district — was packed with motorbikes, cars, passengers vans, tractors and trucks. Everyone headed towards a ground located outside the village where one of the most desired and most famous cultural events of […]
By Asad Farooq KARACHI: Music is considered an international language, equally loved, understood and respected across the world and beyond the borders. Asif Sinan is a Pakistani youngster who not only proved this adage absolutely correct, but also opened a door of music’s evolution by exploring new ways of bridging two extreme peaks of Eastern […]
By: Ahtesham Azhar KARACHI: Koel Art Gallery recently organised a colourful exhibition of emerging artist, Ayesha Siddiqui’s paintings, and here at its premises. The artists named the exhibition ‘Hidden Agenda’ with all of her 23 displayed paintings unnamed, leaving the visitors guessing the theme and the idea hidden behind paintings. All paintings were in dark […]
KARACHI: If you think that the language issue in the subcontinent reared its head a decade after partition of India, think again. It had been brewing ever since India was divided into two. Solves – India’s Language Problem – Recommends Hindustani in Devnagri and Persian Scripts”. Three months on (May 19) the same newspaper writes […]
KARACHI: Teens sporting chain-link bags, fashionable young moms and dapper old men mingled at a mela organised to celebrate Navroz (also spelled Nauroz) at the Beach Luxury Hotel on Saturday evening, exchanging ‘Navroz Mubaraks’ and loudly calling out to each other. The sea breeze was thick with the sound of Gujarati, as the Zoroastrian community […]
AMRITSAR: Pakistan’s famed artist Haider Ali painted an Indian truck on Saturday in an effort to spread the message of peace and friendship. The artist was in Amritsar at the invitation of his Indian friend Aman who owns a restaurant ‘Sarhad’. Ali said he used Pakistani colours to paint the Indian truck to propagate peace […]
By: Quddus Mirza Reports of dying peacocks have been rife in recent days. Although not related to the migration of Hindus from the same areas, both became “breaking news” on the media which is otherwise focused on courtroom battles and the ensuing commentaries. Before appearing on our TV sets, peacock was present in our art, […]
By: Hidayat Khan PESHAWAR: The thesis work recently displayed by the University of Peshawar’s (UPesh) Art and Design students reflects the turmoil which the region is undergoing — the energy crises, rampant insurgency and violence, growing rates of unemployment and suicide are all themes that have been painted in a variety of hues onto their […]
SWABI: The provincial archaeology and museums directorate has found remains of houses, coins and household articles of Hindu Shahi dynasty in Hund area of Swabi district during the latest excavation. Asif Raza, in charge of Hund Museum, told Dawn on Friday that excavation in Hund, one of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s major archaeological sites, began in June […]
KARACHI: The World Heritage Committee has given a few more months to the Sindh government and asked it to submit a comprehensive report early next year regarding the status of and the steps taken for the Makli monuments, said the Sindh culture secretary here on Thursday. In a statement, secretary Aziz Uqaili said the world […]
KARACHI: Every Independence Day witnesses proud patriots dressed in green and white, frosting their cup cakes in the same two-toned icing and waving their flags from their cars/motorbikes with pride. But it is TV channels and their August 14 transmissions that get us emotionally-charged in the Independence Day spirit. This year’s transmissions, however, were not […]
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