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Return of Morning Show Queen on Geo TV

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KARACHI: After a hiatus of a few years, the original queen of morning shows, the ever charming host who initiated the live morning show culture in Pakistan, Nadia Khan, is making another comeback on Geo TV, with all new excitement, buzz and entertainment. The show will also have different segments which tend to break away […]


German music adds to Karachi’s cultural vibrancy

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KARACHI: International music artists are adding on to the city’s cultural vibrancy and the Friday evening performance of German artists blended with eastern classical music at Habib University was another step away from the usual sampling of music. The performance of musicians Michaela Dippel aka ADA and drummer Jan Philip Janzen at the university’s amphitheatre […]


Reclaiming Karachi’s lost arts and identity

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Karachi: Following its reopening three months ago, The Second Floor (T2F) hosted the re-launch of its famous ‘Faraar Gallery’ which was coined by the late social activist, Sabeen Mahmud. Held on a breezy Sunday evening, the gallery and pop up cafe saw quite a number of people coming in as they browsed through various art […]


Call for promoting Sindhi culture, literature

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HYDERABAD: Intellec­tuals, writers and academicians have called for opening up branches of the Institute of Sindhology in every divisional headquarters of Sindh to promote the Sindhi culture, literature and language. They said everybody working in any capacity should perform their duties in a befitting manner instead of pleasing bosses. Sindh could only develop and progress […]


A photographic tour de Pakistan

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KARACHI: It is not the first time that a photographer has exhibited the ethereal beauty and rich culture of Pakistan. Photographer Muhammad Rehan Khan’s collection ‘My Pakistan’ depicting the four provinces of Pakistan, showcased at the Sadequain Art Gallery, Frere Hall, has reportedly achieved a record of visitors far and wide. Held in the memory […]


Pop’ goes my heart

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Pop culture has invaded the world like a storm with its string of interesting and unique characters, stories and concepts. Farhat Ali takes a bold step by reimaging scenes from South Asian history and combining them with popular cartoon and animated characters. The results are amusing and surprising. Sanat gallery’s new exhibition, ‘How did I […]


Newly-upgraded FM radio station launched in Mohmand Agency

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SHABQADAR: A freshly-upgraded FM radio station was launched in Mohmand Agency on Monday during a ceremony at Nahaqi Kandao. Mohmand Rifles Commandant Umer Haider Bukhari, PA Mohmand Waqar Ali Khan and Asif Iqbal inaugurated the state-of-the-art FM radio station. Tribal elders and leaders of the peace committee were also present on the occasion. Speaking to […]


Book launch sees lively debate on Pakistan’s culture

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KARACHI: Pakistani Saqafat, an Urdu book on Pakistani culture by Uxi Mufti, launched at the Arts Council on Saturday evening stirred a debate on different aspects of culture. Dr Asif Farrukhi, who was surprised to know that he was one of the two keynote speakers at the launch, first talked about the title page of […]


Google uploads Pakistan’s cultural treasures online

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LAHORE: “Pakistan is brimming with a rich historical and cultural heritage, with stories and artifacts that we are keen to preserve for future generations,” Google Asia Pacific Public Policy and Government Affairs Director Ann Lavin said on Thursday at a ceremony to unveil six online exhibits from Pakistan that have been added to the Google […]


With a handful of subbers,two newspapers barely keeping Gujarati alive in Karachi

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Karachi: Mahmood Hussain, in his late 60s and a trader at Karachi’s Paper Market, is a regular reader of the city’s remaining two Gujarati newspapers – Vatan and Millat. “My wife and I have been reading these newspapers since we were young. These newspapers are part of our Gujarati culture and have kept our language […]


Pervaiz Rashid inaugurates Pakistani film festival in Minsk

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MINSK: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid on Tuesday inaugurated a Pakistani film festival, being held here to introduce Pakistan to the people of Belarus and coincide with the visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is on a three-day visit to Belarus in a bid to explore new avenues […]


Culture, music and Karachi’s young maestros

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Karachi: The second session of the NauTarang Platform, an initiative of the the All Pakistan Music Conference (APMC), was hosted at the Alliance Francaise on Saturday. The night was embellished with magnificent performances by talented young artists, captivating the audience with their soulful renditions of Eastern Classical music. As the event started at around 9, […]


Lyari Films & Photography School inaugurated

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Aims to portray historically rich, healthy and positive image of Liyari’s culture, folk, literature, games and history through fine arts and media education, Co-ordinator to Chief Minister Sindh for Human Rights, NadyaGabol inaugurated first of its kind in the area “The Lyari Films & Photography School”. The school was established by some art lover students […]


Strengthening ties: Pakistan, Belarus to exchange media delegations

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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Affairs Ifran Siddiqi said on Wednesday that exchange of media delegations between Pakistan and Belarus can help bring masses of the two countries closer and create awareness about each other’s cultures. He was talking to Republic of Belarus Information Minister Ananich Lilia who called on him at […]