Tucked behind shops in the Rehmanpura locality of Ichhra, a narrow street houses Kitab Ghar, a public library and a citizen initiative, launched by a group of eight young friends...
“There are about 15 people from Pakistan and abroad who regularly contribute to the library funds with Rs5,000 or more monthly contributions on a regular basis,” says Khan...
Shehr-e-Kitab, or the city of books, was formally inaugurated at a ceremony in F-7 Markaz...
The Shehr-e-Kitab measure 65 by 90 feet, according to an NBF official...
MIANWALI: The Namal Lake flooding has inundated several localities since Aug 6 after the lake started overflowing from all sides as its gates are jammed...
He added their staff was present at the Namal Dam and replaced the defected pipes...
In Mianwali tehsil, the hill torrents emerging out of Salt Range devastated large areas of Namal valley in Chakrala area...
Many houses reportedly collapsed beside inundation of crops at Namal, Dhiba Kasrsial, Wandhi, Kalri, Thameywali, Kund and Chakrala mauzas...
MIANWALI: Nothing is being done to ease the plight of residents of the Namal valley who have been affected by hill torrents ...
He said the main road of the Namal valley from Ban Hafiz JI, Sakesar, known as Defence Road connecting Mianwali Airbase to the PAF installations at Sakesar, was destroyed at different places...
TDF Ghar, launched by The Dawood Foundation, was originally constructed in the 1930s under an almond tree with hand-crafted tiles, now also having a stunning view of the Quaid’s mausoleum...
A rich heritage building captured and transformed for modern use without losing its ethos, TDF Ghar boasts of an intimate living room that is being used as a museum for antique artefacts and collectables from the past century...
But then, what is the point of serving bland food?”This is how Syed Mansoor describes the cuisine on offer at his family’s restaurant, Haleem Ghar...
But thanks to their Karachi-based roots and inventive spirit, Haleem Ghar has not gone the way of other commercially viable restaurants, who tone down the spice just for the sake of better business...
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday barred televangelist and talk show host Aamir Liaquat from hosting his Ramazan show 'Inam Ghar' for three days on Geo Entertainment, said a statement released by the regulatory authority...
The regulatory authority had issued a show cause notice after the June 6 episode, which showed a reenactment by the show's host of a girl committing suicide, stated the Pemra...
MAKKAH: Just outside Makkah lies one of Islam’s most important historical sites — Ghar-i-Hira, the cave where the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) spent time in seclusion, contemplation and self-reflection...
No 'circus' or neelam ghar will be allowed to be broadcast on TV this Ramazan, Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui said on Tuesday while hearing a case concerning the implementation of the broadcast regulator's code of conduct for Ramazan transmissions and morning shows on television...
A Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) representative present for the hearing submitted the watchdog's...
Ghar Par is a Lahore-based startup that brings beauty services to the comfort of your house...
What about their revenue stream?Expectedly, Ghar Par earns money through per-order commission charged to the beautician, which ranges between 60 and 70 per cent depending on a few metrics...
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan will be launching this week a new product ‘Roshan Apna Ghar’ for non-resident Pakistanis for acquisition of property in the country...
“Non-resident Pakistanis can now purchase or obtain financing for a house in Pakistan through Roshan Digital Account,” said a statement issued by the central bank on Wednesday...
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday launched the 'Roshan Apna Ghar' scheme for overseas Pakistanis, terming the new initiative a “game changer”...
Under the scheme, non-resident Pakistanis can now purchase or obtain financing for a house in Pakistan through Roshan Digital Account, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...
KARACHI: The government is reshaping the Mera Pakistan, Mera Ghar (MPMG) low-cost housing scheme, stating that the interest rate has gone up to 15 per cent while financing was being provided at much lower rates...
“Many people are writing to me that their loans were approved in the Mera Ghar Scheme and that they have spent money based on that approval,” said the minister...
KARACHI: Expressing displeasure with Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar with regard to the Oct 24 protest by residents of Pakistan Quarters during a police action to vacate government houses from them, Chief Justice of Pakistan Main Saqib Nisar on Friday observed that ethnic issues in Karachi must now come to an end...
The mayor was present in the courtroom when the CJP asked him why he did not bring the issue of Pakistan Quarters into his...