Glowing tributes were heaped on the late Syed Muhammad Taqi on the occasion of the launch of his book, “Karbala: Tehzib Ka Mustaqbil” at the Arts Council on Tuesday evening. Hussain Muhammad Jaffri said that through the book, Taqi put Karbala on the canvas of humanity. History is treated as philosophy with maximum clarity in […]
KARACHI: The National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) is going to organise two theatre shows from July 5 to 9 and July 12 to 15 in order to provide its students with an opportunity to flaunt their talents at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi. This was announced by Manager, NAPA Special Projects, Zain Ahmed […]
ISLAMABAD: The venue was booming with the energetic sounds of brass instruments on Saturday night. The US embassy hosted a vibrant evening at the Rock Musicarium, bringing a piece of New Orleans to Islamabad through a brass band called The Stooges. The event opened with dhol players Saeen Tanvir and Khalil Hussain’s predictable but vigorous […]
ISLAMABAD: A fascinating show of traditional Indonesian music was held at the National Art Gallery, Islamabad, highlighting glorious historical socio-cultural bonds between Indonesia and Pakistan. The musical show was yet another successful collaboration of the embassy of the Republic of Indonesia and the Pakistan National Council of the Arts and was organised to celebrate the […]
The killing of Pashto singer Ghazala Javed has left a number of new female singers aghast By Javed Aziz Khan Ghazala Javed was among those celebrities who earned fame all over the world overnight (at least in parts where Pashto music is listened) but could not enjoy it for long. The unfortunate young and good-looking […]
Mehdi Hassan is dead. So is the great and refined art of Ghazal singing. After a long and painful struggle with multiple diseases, lasting well over a dozen years, half a dozen hospitalisations and countless medications, his body eventually gave up. There are millions who have listened to and loved his impeccable and tasteful style […]
KARACHI: The three-day All About Lifestyles Summer 2012 exhibition opened to huge crowds at the Expo Centre on Friday. Everyone found much to their interest in one hall or the other. If juices, cold drinks, spices, cosmetics, cooking oil, biscuits, mangoes, oral care, hygiene and baby care products and medicines, pesticides, mineral water, sportswear, sports […]
ISLAMABAD: The Floral Art Society of Pakistan (FASP) held its monthly meeting under the title ‘Evolution in Floral Art’. Members were taken on a journey of evolution that floral art went through, internationally, nationally and at the local level, since its conception in Islamabad in 1998. The historical background of flower arrangement was given by […]
KARACHI CHRONICLE: Mehdi Hassan – incomparable golden voice His incomparable golden voice was stilled more than a decade ago when on 29 October 2000 he suffered a stroke that paralysed half his body. Thereafter he could not sing and that was his real end. The remainder of his life was a heroic battle with several […]
An exhibition on “Women in Creative Industry” will be arranged here today (Saturday) to provide an opportunity to women entrepreneurs to display and market their products. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) will organize the two-day event till June 24 under its Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme (WEDP). Creative, cultural products for decorative and daily use […]
By: Dr Irfan Zafar Over the years, many famous artists have died, leaving behind memorable works of art and culture, coupled with painful memories of how we treated them while they left this world in extreme poverty. Though with changing times and commercialisation of the entertainment industry, the new artists, singers, actors and other individuals […]
PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Minister for Information and Culture, Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that legend Pashto actress Yasmin Khan (late) was the crownless queen and pioneer of film industry, as she ruled the hearts of her fans for 25 years. Her services for Pashto film industry would be remembered forever, he added. This he […]
Karachi: It was a happy, nostalgic reminder of the decades gone by. It was just like being catapulted back in time with hits from the 50s all the way up to the 80s. The group of highly promising youngsters, the Karachi Vocal Ensemble, opened the World Music Day Programme at the Alliance Francais, with the […]
KARACHI: A three-day exhibition, All About Lifestyles, will get under way at the Expo Centre on Friday from 3pm to 10pm. The show that brings a whole range of products and services under one roof, besides being a showcase for major brands, will also feature a variety of activities full of fun for families. Dawn […]
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