Priceless asset of Sindh; Mohenjo Daro’s identity restored or ready to attract tourists By: Babar Ali Memon on July 19, 2020LARKANA: In no time Data Resource Centre on Indus civilization would be established and soon heritage lovers will have good news regarding Mohinjo daro said, Minister Sindh Minister for Antiquities, Culture, and Tourism Sardar Ali Shah assured that recommendations of scholars and experts being taken to preserve and excavate the site. Shedding light on establishing […]
There’s no music scene but there’s still plenty to rave about on a Tui holiday in Ibiza on July 19, 2020Cat, from Manchester, is sitting by the pool, while her husband splashes with their three-year-old daughter. ‘We booked last minute, and I had no idea we were the guinea pigs,’ she says. They are – as I am – part of a 500-strong vanguard of British tourists on chartered TUI flights to Ibiza, followed by […]
Is Muneeb Mushtaq the next overseas Pakistani tech giant? By: Laiba Mir on July 19, 2020Though the world has moved on to achieve great feats in the world of science and technology, it is an area that has still remained widely undiscovered in Pakistan. Technology has the power to do many things, and changing the world is one of them-a change we desperately need in our own country. Which brings […]
Amazon deforestation surges by 25% in a year on July 19, 2020Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon has risen by a quarter since last year, official statistics show. The rainforest is also on course for its worse year on record and in the first half of 2020, 1,184 square miles – an area ten times the size of Paris – was destroyed. Preliminary data from the country’s National […]
Aishwarya and daughter in hospital with COVID-19 By: Agencies on July 19, 2020Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter are in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus this week, days after her husband and father-in-law were admitted, the Times of India reported on Saturday. Rai’s father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, 77, and her husband Abhishek Bachchan, 44, also major Bollywood celebrities, were admitted to Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital early […]
All of Greece, one Culture kicks off this weekend By: Daily Times Monitor on July 19, 2020“All of Greece, one Culture”, a series of contemporary cultural events will begin this weekend at archaeological sites and museums throughout Greece. The event celebrates Greek culture and seeks to combine the country’s ancient heritage with its current creativity. The culture ministry programme kicks off on July 18, with Georgian mezzosoprano Anita Rachvelishvili in a […]
Pakistan and its rich culture By: Staff Report on July 18, 2020FILM & CINEPHILIA IN PAKISTAN: BEYOND LIFE & DEATH EDITED BY ALI NOBIL AHMAD & ALI KHAN — this volume is a carefully curated selection of recently published academic research, critical essays, translations, and interviews on Pakistani cinema. Indispensable for film enthusiasts, students, and scholars of cinema in Pakistan and beyond, it brings cutting edge […]
‘Dirilis: Ertugrul’ & Orientalism By: Natalia Ahmed on July 18, 2020With the nation grappling its end of the pandemic, Pakistanis across the country have turned to their television screens for entertainment, out of which has emerged the most recent national phenomenon, Dirili?: Ertu?rul. Dirili? is a Turkish historical fiction TV series which revolves around medieval Islamic campaigns waged by Turks against their enemies by the […]
A Thousand Splendid Suns — a splendid read! By: Syed Tahir Rashdi on July 18, 2020Khaled Hosseini, Afghan-American author follows his debut with fine risk-taking novel about two victimised but courageous Afghan women. He followed up his bestselling with another searing epic of Afghanistan in turmoil. The story covers three decades of anti-Soviet jihad, civil war and Taliban. The author writes a clear, vigorous prose. Characters grow and plots develop […]
Pakistani filmmaker/cinematic designer runner up in a global 30-day animation challenge By: Staff Report on July 18, 2020While movie and television production is at a standstill, filmmakers from around the world have just completed the first-ever Real-Time Shorts Challenge. Filmmakers had 30 days to make a short film with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine using digital characters provided by the Challenge organiser MacInnes Studios. Last year virtual production took off in Hollywood with […]