PFC to participate in ‘Made in Pakistan” expo in Kazakhstan: Kashif Ashfaq By: APP on May 5, 2022ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Furniture Council, in collaboration with Chenone, will also participate in “Made in Pakistan” expo being held at Almaty, Kazakhstan on May 19-23 to showcase Pakistani products and identify new global markets besides luring foreign investments. Chief Executive Officer PFC Mian Kashif Ashfaq while talking to a delegation of exporters led by Abdullah Ishtiaq […]
PNCA arranges spring festival ‘Nowruz’ celebrations from tomorrow By: APP on March 16, 2022ISLAMABAD, Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) in collaboration with Burushaski Research Academy would arrange a grand spring festival ‘Nowruz Celebrations’ on Thursday (March 17) aiming to showcase culture and traditional heritage of the provinces. Talking to APP, official of PNCA Masroor Ali Shah said,”The show would include music and dance performances by artists […]
Cultural Liberation Vs Assimilation, and the Rise of a Pluralistic World By: Irtiqa Ahmad on December 23, 2021The changes wrought by the modern industrial society on social and societal norms and values has led to the decline of cultural individuality. Societies have either lost their cultural propriety, or have been integrated into other ones. The norms and values of the traditional world have already been compromised, and now we see before our […]
Jamil Nasir’s book launch ceremony held in LCCI today By: Web Desk on December 11, 2021A ceremony to launch recently published books with titles’ Development for an Equitable society’ and ‘ Political Economy of Bad Governance’, written by Jamil Nasir, was held in the auditorium of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) today on 11th of December, 2021. The ceremony was arranged by the Research and Development Department of […]
Delhi wheezing in dangerously unhealthy air due to Diwali By: webdesk on November 5, 2021The morning after Diwali, the festival of lights, residents of New Delhi woke up to a blanket of toxic smog and breathed in the most dangerously polluted air of the year so far, after revellers, as usual, defied a fireworks ban. New Delhi has the worst air quality of all world capitals, but even by […]
Cultural homicide By: Asra Rana on April 27, 2021Pakistani nation can never be defeated in any battlefield but by culture~ If we look at our current situation, a question is raised in our minds, “where do we see ourselves in near future as Muslims?”. Culture is called as Characteristics of particular group of people with same language, culture, cuisine, social habits, music and […]
The dilemma of Pakistani dramas By: Saher Saleem on July 24, 2019In the current information age, television plays an important role in crafting the public perception. People’s way of living, prospect of thinking and their manners of dealing are largely impacted by the content aired on television. This is to say that unlike past generations, today’s values and norms are not derived from our culture but […]
We are a peaceful nation By: Aamer Zeb Sultan on July 9, 2019Pakistan is a peaceful country but unfortunately has always been blamed to support terrorism and hatred in the world. The country is constantly being victimized by the global community. Various tragic events have caused such a negative image of Pakistan, destabilizing our beautiful nation. As responsible citizen of our precious homeland, we need to be […]
Achieving minorities rights in Pakistan By: Cynthia Sohail on May 16, 2019Pakistan is a diverse country where people from different ethnic groups and communities live together. Hindu, Sikhs, Christians, Ahmadi’s and many more. All these communities share equal contributions in the development of Pakistan. Not only at the time of independence but also the post independence era. These minorities continue have struggled to uplift the statue […]
How Goats are Empowering Women in Rural Sindh By: Rabab Jafar on May 15, 2019When you meet Zafarunnisa, a resident in the village Muhammad Hassan Halo, Tando Muhammed Khan, you can immediately sense how protective she is of her two goats. ‘Sometimes, I feel my affection for them is similar to what I feel for him,’ she bounces the one-year old she’s holding while she makes rounds. As beloved […]