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  • Habshi Halwa and patisa – the city’s favourite mithai

    For those looking to break out of the usual kheer, barfi or ice cream, a variety of mithai are available at shops across the city, including favourites such as patisa and Habshi Halwa...

    Habshi Halwa, also called Shahi Halwa, is a popular halwa in the Indian subcontinent that emerged during the Mughal era...

  • Looking to change up the Eid menu? Try Mango Halwa and Date Cookies!

    So I thought it might be interesting to add a fun summery twist to classic sooji halwa, and to create a recipe inspired by popular Ramzan and Eid dishes in other Muslim countries...

    I’m sure you didn't get to eat as many mangoes as you would have liked during Ramzan and in the spirit of consuming mangoes any which way you can, I highly recommend giving this Mango Halwa a try...

  • Karachi’s scholars and activists remember Dr Feroz Ahmed

    KARACHI: Dr Feroz Ahmed was one of the finest intellectuals of our time and one of the first, along with Dr Iqbal Ahmad and Dr Ayaz, to raise his voice against the violence unleashed by the state in what is now Bangladesh, said the moderator of a session to mark the 20th death anniversary of the late activist on Friday evening...

    Speaking at the event where his book Samraj Aur Pakistan was also launched at the Karachi Arts Council,...

  • Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui removed as Karachi commissioner

    KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday removed Karachi Commissioner Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui from his post and ordered Hyderabad Division Commissioner Asif Hyder Shah to take the additional charge of the vacant post...

    Shoaib Siddiqui, who was appointed Karachi commissioner in April 2013, has been ordered to report to the department of Services and General Administration...

  • Novelist Ishtiaq Ahmed passes away in Karachi

    KARACHI: Popular Urdu novelist and story writer Ishtiaq Ahmed passed away in Karachi on Tuesday, he was 74...

    Ishtiaq Ahmed, who entertained a generation of young Pakistanis with his popular Inspector Jamshed, Inspector Kamran Mirza and Shoki Brothers series of suspense novels died of a heart attack in Karachi...

  • Karachi University acknowledges services of Dr Jaffar Ahmed

    KARACHI: Speakers at a farewell event for the retired director of Karachi University’s Pakistan Study Centre, Dr Jaffar Ahmed, on Tuesday called him a precious asset for the KU whose services for research and academia would always be cherished...

    “He [Dr Ahmed] is a great asset to the University of Karachi and his services will be remembered forever,” said KU Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ajmal Khan, who presided over the event...

  • Hockey hero Mansoor Ahmed passes away in Karachi

    Pakistan's World Cup-winning field hockey goalkeeper Mansoor Ahmed passed away at a hospital in Karachi on Saturday...

    Ahmed has been a sporting icon in Pakistan since helping the country win the 1994 World Cup in Sydney with his penalty stroke save against the Netherlands in the final...

  • Ahmed storms to DHA Karachi Cup glory

    KARACHI: Having relinquished his Sindh Open title last week, Ahmed Baig had vowed he will rebound very quickly...

    Ahmed stormed to victory at the DHA Karachi Cup All Pakistan Golf Championship on Sunday as he emphatically turning a two-stroke deficit into a six-shot margin of victory, leaving his rivals trailing in his wake...

  • Ahmed Raza Khan pioneered two-nation theory, conference told

    KARACHI: Imam Ahmed Raza Khan was a great visionary and had enunciated the two-nation theory in British India much before Allama Iqbal delivered his famous lecture on the issue in Allahabad, said a scholar at a conference held to discuss the political views of the revered Muslim thinker and religious scholar...

    The conference, titled ‘Expert of social sciences Imam Ahmed Raza Khan’s political views, their effects and implementation’,...

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