KARACHI: There are many tools which can help readers understand the meaning of meaning of texts, but for that readers have to be familiar with those tools along with cultures and traditions that are often used as references by creators of texts...
This was the crux of a lecture titled ‘The meaning of meaning’ delivered by noted scholar and poet Prof Sahar Ansari at the Arts Council on Tuesday evening...
I associate the day with the green and white of the flag, the pre-adolescent thrill of going to school in colourful clothes and receiving a free coke or ice cream, and songs with repetitive lyrics — dil dil Pakistan; jeeway jeeway jeeway Pakistan; hum dekhein azad tujhe, hum dekhein azad — their simplicity suggesting that being a sovereign state is easy; sing together and become a nation in harmony...
This is evident in the growing...
The Supreme Court (SC) while hearing the disqualification case against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen on Thursday deliberated the nuances of the definition of integrity as under Article 62(1)(F) of the Constitution before adjourning the case until Oct 23...
Thursday's hearing picked up from yesterday's proceedings in which the court questioned whether or not Tareen acted fairly as the director of JDW Sugar Mills...
Bollywood big shot Shah Rukh Khan is one of those Indian actors who love to express their feelings on social networking websites, especially Twitter...
Now SRK is a regular tweeter, which means he is smart enough to know how to put his message(s) across without sounding like he’s doing it
The ECB, according to British media, might consider employing it for the subsequent home series against Pakistan and the points-based system has also piqued interest in Australia...
The writer is a former minister and author of Pakistan — unique origins; unique destiny?Published in Dawn, July 7th, 2015On a mobile phone? Get the Dawn Mobile App: Apple Store | Google Play...
THE process of social change in Pakistan as depicted by present trends in the choice of personal names should cause considerable anxiety to both sociologists and politicians because the signs of social regression, a premium on militancy and an increase in minorities’ fears are pretty clear...
For this invitation to look at social change through the peephole of onomastics one is grateful to Dr Tariq Rahman, a prominent name in the...
“Pakistan should devise its internal and external policies for ensuring its own interest and peace,” said Mian Iftikhar Hussain, a strong voice for peace in the region as well as general secretary of ANP...
Mr Hussain also urged Pakistan to have more friendly and peaceful relations with Afghanistan for a lasting peace in the region...
Even though Sartre and Beauvoir liked Camus as a person, they couldn’t accept his vision of absurdity: “Life for them is full of real meaning...
The Council Of Islamic Ideology (CII) will convene on Wednesday to discuss the core meaning of the term 'Black Friday' and look at it from an Islamic point of view, DawnNews reported on Tuesday...
"The term 'Black Friday' became controversial and widely criticised on social media in Pakistan when certain quarters put forward the idea that Friday, the day of the weekly congregation, could not be associated with the colour black, which...
Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulated the nation on the celebration of Eidul Azha and urged his countrymen to remember the sacrifices made for the protection, reconstruction and development of Pakistan, Radio Pakistan reported on Wednesday...
In 1986, I went with a college friend to what was called Panorama Centre in Saddar, Karachi...
Words and phrases lose their meaning or relevance when repeated ad nauseamSome 15 minutes later when we were about to exit the building from a glass door near a clothes outlet, we clearly heard it again: “Dunya gol hai”...
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has asked the federal government to consider amending relevant laws through parliament to simplify in clear terms the meaning of real heirs or ‘wali’ in the cases of intentional murder or qatl-i-amd...
“In Pakistan Section 345(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) provides that an offence of qatl-i-amd under Section 302 PPC (Pakistan Penal Code) may be compounded (compromise) by the heirs of the victim...
KARACHI: There were cheers, tears, mostly of joy, sighs of relief and hugs as O-Level students received their Cambridge International Education (CIE) results here on Wednesday...
The wait was nerve-racking especially against the backdrop of the A-Level fiasco over the weekend...