Sikh pilgrims due today to attend festival in Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib
During the visit, the pilgrims would go to Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib...
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ArchivePrime minister sahib, go to Quetta, demands Sindh Assembly
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday unanimously adopted two clubbed resolutions to condemn the brutal killing of 11 coal miners belonging to Hazara community, asking Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit the sit-in being held by bereaved families in Quetta as per their demand...
Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that implementation of National Action Plan — which he said was halted after the PTI came into power...
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ArchiveBesakhi celebrations begin at Punja Sahib
TAXILA: The Gurdwara Punja Sahib Hassanabdal on Sunday echoed with Sikh religious slogans of ‘Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, and ‘Jo Bolay So Nihal’ as thousands of Sikh and Hindu devotees gathered for the annual celebration of Besakhi...
Around 2,000 pilgrims have arrived from India and some 3,000 from other parts of Pakistan especially Fata and rural Sindh...
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ArchiveBaisakhi festival concludes at Punja Sahib
TAXILA: The Sikh festival of Baisakhi concluded here at Gurdwara Punja Sahib, on Tuesday, with a ceremony referred to as Bhog...
Around 2,000 pilgrims had travelled from India for the festival, over a hundred from Europe, some 200 from Afghanistan, a hundred from the UAE and over 4,000 came from across Pakistan, including Fata and rural Sindh...
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PakistanRaksha Bandhan celebrated at Gurdwara Punja Sahib
TAXILA: Hundreds of Hindus and Sikhs observed the festival of Raksha Bandhan, commonly known as rakhi, on Monday at the Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Hassanabdal...
Other than Sikh temples, the board is also looking after the nine mandirs in the country, he said, adding free boarding and lodging facilities were provided to the pilgrims at the Punja Sahib...
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ArchiveTHE GRAPEVINE: Dilip Sahib on Facebook
Now that’s what you call keeping up with contemporary times...
The nonagenarian superstar of Indian cinema Dilip Kumar has joined Facebook -
ArchiveBaisakhi festival kicks off at Gurdwara Punja Sahib
TAXILA: Around 1,500 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived at the Gurdwara Punja Sahib Hassanabdal to offer religious rituals in connection with the Baisakhi festival that started on Thursday...
They will reach Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore on April 18 and Kartarpur in Narowal on April 19...
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Archive‘You are human, Mian Sahib’
Quoting the Roman emperors’ (and generals’) tradition of having slaves whisper ‘you are a mere mortal’ or words to that effect in their ears during moments of glory in particular, Nisar Ali Khan said he was perhaps the only one telling Nawaz Sharif: ‘You are human, Mian Sahib’...
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PakistanSix children among 10 dead in tanker collision near Nankana Sahib
LAHORE: At least 10 people including six children died when a fireball erupted as a car collided with a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) near Nankana Sahib on Wednesday, engulfing surrounding vehicles, officials said...
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PakistanKaka Sahib shrine – a place of spiritual satisfaction for many
The shrine of 16th century’s most popular Sufi saint Kastir Gul alias Hazrat Kaka Sahib is located in a rugged mountainous area around 12km south of Nowshera district...
People throng Kakak Sahib’s shrine everyday in a large number for seeking solace and spiritual delight...
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PakistanData Sahib’s Urs celebrations begin
LAHORE: The 972nd three-day Urs of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh began here on Tuesday after Punjab Minister for Auqaf and Religious Affairs Ata Muhammad Maneka and Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar laid wreath on the shrine...
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ArchiveAward for Khan Sahib
Well done Khan Sahib, keep crooning because thaaray jaisa na koi!Published in Dawn, Sunday Magazine, July 24th, 2016...
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PakistanRakhsha Bandhan celebrated at Gurdwara Punja Sahib
TAXILA: Over 2,000 Hindus and Sikhs from across the country travelled to the Gurdwara Punja Sahib to observe the three-day Rakhi festival, which concluded on Thursday...
Pilgrims had travelled from Fata, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and interior Sindh to participate in Raksha Bandhan during which women and girls tie a rakhi onto men’s wrists, which forms a bond of brother and sister between them...
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ArchiveSahib, biwi aur …
Boy o boy, Salman Khan’s younger brother and film director Sohail Khan, who is also known for his appearance on a comedy TV show as a judge, comes across as a family ‘shamily’ type guy...
It turns out he is not!Apparently, Sohail K has (romantic) soft sport for actress Huma Quraishi because of which lately he has been showering her with lavish gifts -
PakistanIntizar Sahib will always be there
It was Intizar Sahib, as everyone called him out of reverence, who presented me Kafka’s collection of short stories ‘Contemplation’...
I discussed the problem with my father who advised me to tell Intizar Sahib...
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