Theses of Naqsh School of Arts on display
LAHORE: The thesis display of Naqsh School of Arts at Alhamra Art Gallery, The Mall, is quite reflective of what is happening around us and what sort of changes society is going through...
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ArchiveChildren killed in blaze at China martial arts school
BEIJING: At least 18 people were killed and 16 injured when a fire broke out at a martial arts school in central China in the early hours of Friday, according to the local government...
An official said the school was called the Zhenxing Martial Arts Centre...
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ArchiveLDA’s official website
THE official website of the Lahore Development Authority, which is the most pertinent portal for obtaining property-related information, is never found in working condition...
If proper working of the LDA’s website is ensured, it can reduce the people’s problems as regards property-related information...
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ArchiveFawad Chaudhry launches 'Pakistan's first official' moonsighting website
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday launched what he said is Pakistan's "first official" moonsighting website and a calendar showing main Islamic dates and months for the next five years based on scientific evidence...
The website, pakmoonsighting...
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ArchiveKhyber becomes first merged district to have official website
KHYBER: The district administration of Khyber tribal district has launched its website to provide e-services for ensuring prompt reddressal of public grievances...
About salient features of the website ‘khyber...
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ArchiveKarachi City of Lights festival brings a glow to arts
KARACHI: With temperatures rising in the city, it wouldn’t be surprising to see only a few leaving their homes to attend any event but by the evening considerable number of people had gathered to see the public space luminous with art installations and performers entertaining audiences...
A joint effort of the Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP) and ‘I AM Karachi’, the Karachi City of Lights Festival brought a glowing radiance to...
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PakistanKarachi astronomer’s moon images feature on Nasa website
KARACHI: An NED graduate and young amateur astronomer from Karachi, Talha Zia’s composite of 12 single images documenting the full moon has been displayed on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (Nasa) Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)...
The 12 full moons captured by Zia, according to Nasa’s website, represent “every lunation from 2016 November through 2017 October, as imaged from Pakistan...
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PakistanKarachi man held for posting inappropriate ad on free classified website
KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency has arrested a man for allegedly posting an inappropriate advertisement involving a girl on a free classifieds online network, it emerged on Tuesday...
The girl’s father lodged a complaint with the FIA’s cyber crime wing stating that his daughter started receiving calls on her mobile phone from unknown numbers as a result of an advertisement posted on the website that had her morphed pictures...
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PakistanKarachi police website defaced, allegedly by Indian hackers
The official website of Karachi police was defaced on Friday, allegedly by Indian hackers...
The website appeared to have been restored later in the evening...
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ArchiveStudents in Karachi miss school day due to confusion caused by official silence
(clockwise from top left) Motorcyclists pass by a market closed on Monday over a strike call given by the Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan; children come out of a school as attendance remained thin due to a confusion over whether schools would open or not; those who didn’t go to school have a field day playing on deserted streets throughout the day; and a few customers are spotted in Zainab Market in the evening...
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ArchiveArts Council’s youth festival begins on May 23
KARACHI: This year’s second youth festival organised by the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi in collaboration with the I Am Karachi initiative will be held from May 23 to May 30...
Noted media person Ghazi Salahuddin, who represented the I Am Karachi initiative, said the aim of the consortium (which so far has 30 members) was to make Karachi a peaceful city where cultural and educational events could take place without any fear... ...
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ArchiveEvolution, social impact of performing arts discussed
KARACHI: “Art should be accessible to everyone for it to be meaningful,” said Sheema Kermani, underscoring how performing arts in Pakistan are neglected and those who believe in their power for bringing about a positive change in society are struggling for their (arts’) sustenance...
At a talk held on Wednesday at the Oxford bookshop on the book Gender, Politics, and Performance in South Asia, editors of the book — Kermani, Asif...
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ArchiveINTERVIEW: KEEPER OF THE ARTS
Robert Charles Russell, popularly known as Jack Russell, represented England in 54 Tests and 40 ODIs...
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ArchiveSpirit of the arts lobby
A NEWS photograph of the Karachi University arts lobby showing defiant participants of a seminar on the missing Baloch earlier this week triggered a flood of memories with the mind zooming in and out of events spanning 35 years...
It was befitting then that the organisers quickly chose to go ahead with their seminar in the arts lobby that, over the years, has been a proud venue for many acts of defiance and sacrifice for the cause of...
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Archive‘Technology has always impacted arts and music’
Starting off the session, Laal spokesperson Mr Rahman said technology has always impacted the arts and music...
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