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LeBron James says 'no response' to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar over criticism of Covid meme

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James said he had no response to NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who criticised James for a social media post in which he appeared to question the difference between Covid-19 and the flu and common cold...

”Lakers great and NBA Hall of Famer Abdul-Jabbar criticised the meme in a letter on self-publishing platform Substack addressed to James, saying it implied the 36-year-old did not understand the...

Abdul Hafiz Pirzada

HISTORY will remember Abdul Hafiz Pirzada, who died in London on Tuesday, for two extraordinary achievements: he piloted the 1973 Constitution, and he had the courage to defy Pakistan’s powerful feudal lobby by taxing agricultural income...

Take a look: Legal luminary Abdul Hafeez Pirzada passes awayHe was among those who defended the ousted prime minister Bhutto when he was tried and finally executed after a verdict that Dorab Patel,...

Take a look behind the scenes of Mehreen Jabbar's next film, Dobara Phir Se

Curious to know more about Mehreen Jabbar's next feature film, Dobara Phir Se?The shoot of Dobara Phir Se, which is set in New York, moved to Westport, Connecticut for a scene, where director Jabbar dished a tidbit or two about the film to the local press...

Jabbar's films are sure to complement a gripping story with the right visual experience...

Mehreen Jabbar's 'Dobara Phir Se' will be a rom-com

The shoot for Mehreen Jabbar's next feature film Dobara Phir Se is in full swing, with the cast and crew returning to New York after a brief spell in Westport, Connecticut...

The film will be a comeback for actor-model Tooba Siddiqui who has been away from acting for quite some time and will bring together actors from Jabbar's previous projects like Adeel Hussain and Sanam Saeed...

Minority communities also take pride in being Pakistanis, says Jabbar

KARACHI: With his usual wit and flair, former senator Javed Jabbar highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of Pakistan and Pakistani citizens during a lecture at the Arts Council here on Tuesday...

Beginning his lecture titled ‘What is Pakistaniat?’, Mr Jabbar delved into what makes Pakistan stand out from other countries...

Media is changing from facts to opinions: Javed Jabbar

Former federal information minister Javed Jabbar on Wednesday said that the print media is changing from being a source of facts to opinions...

Javed Jabbar’s nomination as Balochistan representative to NFC criticised

QUETTA: Independent member of the National Assembly from Gwadar-Lasbela Mohammad Aslam Bhootani has criticised nomination of former senator Javed Jabbar as a member of the National Finance Commission (NFC) representing the Balochistan government in the commission and said he would challenge the appointment in a court of law...

Talking to reporters here on Thursday, he expressed surprise over the appointment of Mr Jabbar by Balochistan...

Jabbar says his association with Balochistan spans about 45 years

KARACHI: Former federal minister and senator Javed Jabbar has said that he did not seek appointment to the National Finance Commission (NFC) rarther he had accepted the august position only because of insistence of the province’s chief executive...

At the same time, for the record: I did not seek this nomination and accepted it only because of the kind insistence of the Chief Minister,” Mr Jabbar said...

Confessions of TTP’s Mufti Shakir reveal dark underbelly of militancy in Karachi

KARACHI: Mohammad Shakir­ullah alias Mufti Shakir, who was arrested over charges of killing policemen and carrying out the suicide attack on CID SP Chaudhry Aslam in 2014, was released on bail and subsequently fled to Afghanistan and is now running an active training camp for militants, it emerged on Wednesday...

The JIT report reviewed by Dawn revealed that he (Mufti Shakir) had once presented himself for the suicide attack on SP...

Rights activist Naeem Shakir is no more

LAHORE: Awami Workers Party (AWP) senior leader Naeem Shakir Advocate died of cardiac arrest over the weekend in the US...

According to an announcement made by the party on Sunday, Mr Shakir was suffering from prostate cancer and cardiac problem...

From my bookshelf: ‘Parveen Shakir gave a voice to marginalised segments of society’

Another book I particularly enjoyed reading was a collection of poems by Parveen Shakir...

Though there are many women poets, Parveen Shakir has the distinction of giving a voice to marginalised segments of society...

From my bookshelf: ‘Parveen Shakir portrayed the emotions of oppressed women’

What are you currently reading?A: I am reading Khushboo by Parveen Shakir...

I read some books again and again and Parveen Shakir is one of the writers who knew how to keep the reader engaged...

26 artworks of Shakir Ali being restored finally

LAHORE: The permanent collection of legendary painter Shakir Ali, housed at Shakir Ali Museum in Garden Town, is finally going to be restored after a long delay...

After Jamal Shah, himself an artist, became the director general of the Pakistan National Council of Arts, he took the initiative on the recommendations of Shakir Ali Museum Director Amna Pataudi and started process of restoration and preservation of these artworks...

CULTURE CIRCLE: Centennial celebrations of Shakir Ali kick off today

The centennial celebrations of painter Shakir Ali will kick off from Sunday (today) at the Shakir Ali Museum...

The stamp bears the portrait of Shakir Ali, which is drawn by renowned artist Saeed Akhtar...

Achaari machli at Shakir Ali’s

We would then pick up a bottle from a wine shop on the Mall (these were pre-prohibition days), and drive to the National College of Arts hostel where the principal, Shakir Ali — the gentle artist my son Shakir is named after — had his bachelor quarters...