Veteran drama actor Gulab Chandio passes away on January 18, 2019KARACHI: the legendary TV drama actor Gulab Chandio passed away on Friday in Karachi after a prolong illness. Gulab Chandio a Sindhi and Urdu TV drama actor died at a private hospital of Karachi. He was suffering from heart disease and diabetes. Gulab Chandio emerged as a TV actor in early 80s and started his carrier in Sindhi dramas. He was a well-known Sindhi actor of Pakistani TV drama … [Read more...] about Veteran drama actor Gulab Chandio passes away
The perpetual Punching Bag By: Ahmer Muzammil on January 18, 2019If you are a Pakistani civilian and someone who captures the imagination of masses and somehow able to convert that in votes, sooner or later you will be transformed in to a pariah. You will then either be assassinated outright like Liaquat Ali Khan, Fatima Jinnah, ZAB, Benazir Bhutto, Akbar Bugti or tagged as a traitor and thrown out like Wali khan, Altaf Hussein, Nawaz Shareef, Mengals, etc. … [Read more...] about The perpetual Punching Bag
The Baloch need a helping hand By: Momin Manzoor on January 18, 2019Instead of thinking of one's politics taking aggressive stance for the sake of survival, it is a propitious time to think of Pakistan and Balochistan by extending a helping hand to each other. The people of Balochistan for ages have been disillusioned by parliamentary politics which could not deliver as per inspirations in past. This time, it's appreciably improved since new set up in … [Read more...] about The Baloch need a helping hand
Donate wisely By: Ahsan Hamid Durrani on January 18, 2019Pakistanis are one of the most generous and charitable people in the world. Their generosity has been tested through the course of precarious times that the country has faced in its 71 years history. It is these uncertain times that the people of Pakistan come to the aide of their fellow citizens by open-handedly offering material and moral support. However, their ethos of charity is not bound to … [Read more...] about Donate wisely
Meow Wolf — the art collective taking over the world on January 18, 2019A roomful of strangers are milling around the kitchen of an austere Victorian home when the first portal opens. It's in the refrigerator. A family walks up to it and is swallowed whole by its comforting glow. As the door begins to creak shut, a young woman in a polka-dot skirt skips up to catch it. "Are you coming to The Gathering?" she smiles. "Come on - follow me." Telaportative fridges, a … [Read more...] about Meow Wolf — the art collective taking over the world
US Library of Congress publishes American Muslim slave’s autobiography online By: News Desk on January 18, 2019The US Library of Congress has made the country's only known surviving slave narrative written in Arabic available on the Internet. According to a statement by the Library of Congress on Tuesday, the Omar Ibn Said Collection consists of 42 original documents, including a 15-page autobiography on The Life of Omar Ibn Said, also known as Uncle Moreau. The story belongs to Said, a man who was … [Read more...] about US Library of Congress publishes American Muslim slave’s autobiography online
Are prompt reactions by social media users snowballing free speech crisis? By: Jahangir Rauf on January 14, 2019The emergence of social media has, no doubt, given a common man a sense of power which he used to lack before, for it has provided him with the platform to freely express himself before almost anyone as the entry into traditional media is restricted. It has become a source of making people well aware of facts and figures which makes them capable of making more informed decisions. Secondly, when … [Read more...] about Are prompt reactions by social media users snowballing free speech crisis?
Katas Raj and the Holy Pond of Tears By: Tania Shahab on January 13, 2019Take a bath in this Holy Pond of Tears and your sins will wash away! This is what the Hindus believe about this pond inside Katas Raj. A Brahmanical story said that the pond at Katas Raj temples was formed by the tears that Lord Shiva shed after the death of his wife Sati. The name of the temple complex is believed to derive from the Sanskrit word kataksha, meaning "teary eyes." An old town, … [Read more...] about Katas Raj and the Holy Pond of Tears
Forensic science in Pakistan By: Faheem Essa on January 13, 2019Forensic science is performing a pivotal role in the criminal justice system all over the globe. After the birth of renaissance, science and technology brought improvement in every field but on the other side - with the help of science and technology - different new techniques have evolved to commit crime. The menace of terrorism and suicide attack is prevailing all around the world. In developed … [Read more...] about Forensic science in Pakistan
Yellow Vests protests force fashion giants to postpone shows By: Agencies on January 13, 2019Dior said on Friday it was bringing forward its Paris Fashion Week show after its flagship shop was looted during "yellow vests" protests. The luxury brand's men's spring/summer show was to have been taken place a week before Saturday when more anti-government protests are likely in the French capital. Dior refused to say if it was bringing the January 19 show forward a day to avoid … [Read more...] about Yellow Vests protests force fashion giants to postpone shows
