Aamir Zaki: Pakistan's greatest guitar hero
He sang Mera Pyaar on an acoustic guitar and I immediately knew what I wanted...
I wanted a guitar and I wanted to play like him...
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PakistanThe love between a man and his guitar
The beautiful sounds from his nylon stringed acoustic guitar, the agility with which his fingers seemed to move across the instrument and his precise sense of rhythm fascinated the audience...
“I picked up the guitar at the age of six and never put it down since,” Carlo Ambrosio told Dawn, before the concert...
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MagazinesSneaker with built-in guitar pedal
Converse unveiled a sneaker with a built in guitar pedal to allow musicians to keep a piece of equipment with them at all times...
The ‘Chuck Taylor All Wah,’ developed by wearable tech company Cute Circuit, features the silhouette of the brand’s classic Chuck Taylor sneaker containing micro-sensor technology that allows the shoe to act as a guitar pedal...
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ArchiveArtichive: Violin and Guitar
Picasso painted “Violin and Guitar” still life in oil on canvas (65...
“Violin and Guitar” is presently displayed at Hermitage, St...
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ArchiveTighter security for online shopping sought
They require banks to provide consumers with the means to key in a non-reusable password to authenticate an online purchase more securely...
The rise in online fraud prompted the guidelines to avoid a gap until the mandatory rules come into effect, Goffinet said...
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PakistanFive reasons why Pakistanis avoid online shopping
However, in spite of its global appeal and massive growth, this sector is not emerging as a large industry player in Pakistan...
The first reason is the cultural aspects of household shopping in Pakistan where the first choice for consumers is the traditional retail markets and emerging of new cash and carry model stores...
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PakistanFIA directed to probe ‘phoney’ online shopping sites
GUJRAT: The district consumer protection court has asked the Federal Investigation Agency Karachi director (cyber crime) to launch an investigation into those fraudulent companies that have been fleecing the people in the name of online shopping...
The court has issued directions to the FIA in a case filed by a citizen against an online company for allegedly committing fraud with him...
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ArchiveOnline shopping surges but customers wary
KARACHI: Online shopping is growing at a rapid clip thanks to wider Internet access, ubiquitous smartphones and frantic discounts...
Optimism runs so high that one stakeholder believes “the actual shopping would only happen online in the next three years and malls would only be there for leisure”...
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ArchiveOnline shopping takes a hit in Malaysia
Malaysian online shoppers are turning to local sites as the weaker ringgit has made shopping on foreign sites much more expensive...
Local online retailer Lazada Malaysia said the drop in the ringgit’s value has not really affected sales on its site...
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ArchiveOnline shopping sites place big bets on Black Friday
KARACHI: This year will be the second time Web merchants in Pakistan will ramp up crazy deals on Black Friday and entice consumers to open their wallets a bit wider...
The foreign concept of going on a shopping splurge following the Thanksgiving holiday came home last year thanks to aggressive advertising and heavy discounts by shopping sites...
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ArchivePPP’s ‘one dress code’ resolution in PA
LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party has submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly demanding ‘one dress code’ for both public and private sector schools in Punjab...
“One dress code in schools is essential because it helps maintain uniformity and equality among the students, irrespective of their family and financial background, color, caste, religion, etc...
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ArchiveCannes steps into trouble with high-heels dress code
CANNES: The Cannes Film Festival is coming under scrutiny for its strict dress code after women not wearing high heels were turned away from a premiere...
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ArchiveDiana: fashionista who shook up the royal dress code
LONDON: Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world’s greatest designers during a glamorous life that came to a tragic end 20 years ago this month...
Diana mastered the art of wearing the right dress for the right occasion...
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ArchiveIndian airlines blocks woman in short dress from flight
The woman travelling from the western city of Mumbai to India’s capital New Delhi was not allowed to board on Monday’s flight because her dress was too short, the Indian Express reported...
An official at IndiGo, who asked not to be named, said that the dress had stopped above the knee, in violation of rules issued to employees and relatives of staff...
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ArchiveFBR withheld Rs88bn refunds to dress up collection figures
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) conceded on Thursday it withheld refunds worth Rs88 billion to show feel-good figures of revenue collection during this fiscal year...
The revelation was made by FBR Chairman Nisar Muhammad Khan before the newly constituted National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance headed by its chairman, MNA Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh
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