Artistic expression: A pioneer identifies herself through her pottery
ISLAMABAD:? A rare collection of exquisite pottery items by Sheherezade Alam went up on display at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts on Friday. Alam has the distinction of being Pakistan’s first female studio potter in the early 1970s. She established LAAL, an artists’ collective, whose mission it is to educate children about their More...
‘Co-curricular activities help communication skills’
ISLAMABAD:? Feet thumped to the beat of the music, as amateur singers and performers entertained the students of the Mass Communication Department at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML). “We More...
Eco-friendly art that explores the dichotomy of human nature
ISLAMABAD:? Arts have traditionally not been big on environment, but Iram Wani and Aleem Dad Khan take pride in their techniques being eco-friendly. Their choice of symbols — fetus for Wani and Yin Yang More...
Polio update: First suspected case in capital after five years
ISLAMABAD:? For the first time in five years, a suspected case of polio from the capital’s suburbs was reported on Friday. Samples from Muhammad Zain, a two and a half year old boy and a resident of Kurri More...
Violation of rules: SC orders removal of FDE head
ISLAMABAD:? In yet another blow to the government, the Supreme Court on Friday declared the appointment of the federal educational institutes’ directorate head illegal and ordered his removal. The apex More...
The worst isn’t over yet: ‘The monsoon this year might be worse than in 2010’
KARACHI:?Two years of flooding cost Sindh more than Rs12.7 million, but the government is now warning that the upcoming monsoon may cause even more devastation. The chief minister’s adviser on relief affairs, More...
Pacification politics: Gilani travels to Lahore to pacify irked PML-Q
LAHORE:? Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Friday that he would remain prime minister as long as he enjoyed the support of parliament and was supported by his coalition partners. The comment is particularly poignant More...
Prelude to reopening?: US ‘diplomatic supplies’ allowed into Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD:? Pakistan appears to be finally gearing up for lifting the months-old ban on Nato supplies for foreign troops fighting a deadly Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. In a clearest sign as yet, the More...
Amnesty International calls for protection of Sindh MPA
Human Rights organisation, Amnesty International took notice of life threats to Member of Sindh Assembly, Saleem Khursheed Khokhar for his vocal stance on the Rinkle Kumari case, and his call for Hindu women More...
Police catch Multan’s 70-year-old car thief
GUJRANWALA:?His gray hair and frail figure had tricked the Gujranwala police several times, but on Friday 70-year-old car thief Ghulam Qadir was finally arrested. The police received a tip-off of a car theft on More...