My First Day In Mir Ali By: Shahbaz Taseer on December 23, 2021It is my first day in Mir Ali. It is amazing how given time, a human being can adjust to even the most vile and abnormal situations and circumstances. Today my struggle to adapt begins; a struggle to get used to the hunger, pain, mental and verbal abuse, and of course fear, the only scheduled […]
Hero worship in Sufi tradition By: Mir Hadi Abbas on December 16, 2021Who is called a real hero? What role a hero can play in someone’s life? What should be the criteria to call someone a hero? These questions often pique my curiosity about heroes. Having a degree in English Literature, we were trained to praise Bertolt Brecht’s famous lines in The Life of Galileo. When Galileo’s […]
Four-day long International Urdu Conference to be started today By: Web Desk on December 9, 2021The 14th International Urdu Conference will start in Arts Council Karachi today (Thursday). In the conference, hundreds of literary personalities and cultural representatives will participate to make it more captivating. The conference will be 4-day long and it is scheduled with more than 50 sessions. Moreover, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah will inaugurate the […]
Nobel literature winner Gurnah to receive medal in UK By: AFP on December 6, 2021British novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature, will on Monday receive his medal in London. Gurnah, 72, won the Literature Prize in October for his novels unflinchingly portraying the effects of colonialism and the plight of refugees. The Swedish ambassador to London, Mikaela Kumlin Granit, will present the writer with […]
Netflix hit ‘Money Heist’s Berlin getting his own spinoff series in 2023 By: Web Desk on December 1, 2021 Money Heist character Berlin will be seen in Netflix’s spinoff series titled ‘Berlin’. According to reports, the spinoff will focus on one of Money Heist’s most popular characters Berlin, played by seasoned actor Pedro Alonso and is named Berlin. The project is expected to launch in 2023. As one of the show’s most […]
11-year-old Pakistani writer publishes six books on Amazon By: Web Desk on November 30, 2021 Aysal Waheed, an eleven-year-old Pakistani creative writer, released six novels on Amazon. Aysal is currently in sixth grade, competes in a variety of international and domestic contests. In the International Bulgarian Creative Writing Competition 2020, she came in fourth place. The Bulgarian ambassador in Pakistan expressed his gratitude for her outstanding performance. She enjoys […]
Iffat Omar says Salauddin Ayyubi is not our hero By: Web Desk on November 27, 2021 Pakistani actor Iffat Omar is against the veneration of Turkish and Ottoman heroes in Pakistan. Speaking with Naumaan Ijaz in a recent interview, Omar pressed on the fact that the Turkish history is not Pakistani history and urged the government to instead invest on promoting out scientists- the actual Pakistani heroes. “They [Turks] invaded […]
The death of a white lion: Animal rights activist Ayesha Chundrigar has petitioned the Sindh government to abolish zoo culture By: Web Desk on November 26, 2021Ayesha Chundrigar, the founder of the animal rescue organisation ACF, is a vocal opponent of zoos and recently met with Sindh Local Government Minister Nasir Shah to demand an end to “zoo culture” in order to combat animal cruelty. She requested that sanctuaries be built or that the animals be relocated to another country. Chundrigar’s […]
North Korean awarded death sentence for smuggling ‘Squid Game’ By: Web Desk on November 26, 2021A North Korean man has been sentenced to death after he was caught trying to smuggle copies of Netflix’s hit show Squid Game into the country, reported Radio Free Asia (RFA). Sources told RFA that the authorities were led to the man after high school students who had bought copies of the show from him […]
French embassy in Pakistan praises Islamic art department at Louvre Museum By: Web Desk on July 8, 2021In a bid to show France’s positive and delicate picture for Islam, the French consulate in Pakistan Thursday brings the Department of Islamic Art at the Louver Museum into the light. Taking to Twitter the numerous photos of the Islamic workmanship shown at the Louver Museum, the government office tweeted, “Since 2012 & a presidential […]