Umera Ahmad’s Peer-e-Kamil offers a unique perspective on faithThe book Peer-e-Kamil has been read almost all over the world. It is written by the legendary writer Umera Ahmad, who's known for her bestselling novel Lahasil. In Peer-e-Kamil, the entire story revol...
‘Carmine Street Guitars’ — the ballad of an unsung musical heroHead over to Greenwich Village, go up Bleecker Street, just a few blocks past 6th Avenue and then make a left. Keep walking until you get to 42 Carmine Street. That's where you'll find Rick Kelly. The...
‘Neglected’ Scottish abstract artist puts on a show like no otherCuriously, too, although large-scale portraiture has remained a viable and indeed creative art form, photography killed miniature painting stone dead in just a few years. That is perhaps indicative of...
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 2 let down by predictable storylineIt wasn't until the more derivative third film, when Martin Kreese and Cobra Kai staged a convoluted revenge plot against Daniel-san, that the franchise began to feel stale. By making Daniel's high sc...
Why a visit to Belfast is a must for fans of ‘Game of Thrones’We are only an hour or so into our trip to Northern Ireland and we have just discovered a DeLorean straight out of the Back to the Future films. Having departed the ferry at Larne, we headed straight...
‘Koi Chand Rakh’ should be praised for its strong female charactersDrama serial 'Koi Chand Rakh' is directed by Sirajul Haq and is written by Maha Malik. Ever since it began airing, it popularly became known as one of the best dramas to have ever been made in Pakista...
Kamran Nazir’s poetry book speaks of inner sorrowIn order to judge a man's personality, it is generally quoted that a man is known by the company he keeps. Similarly, this reviewer feels that a student is known by the teacher he has studied from. Ka...
‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’ highlights the issue of open defecation in IndiaFilm ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’ emphasises on the eradication of open defecation in rural areas. It is an Indian satirical film, written by Shree Narayan Sindh. This film further focuses on the unavailabi...
OIC confers award to Chairman Ulema Council Tahir AshrafiOrganization of Islamic Countries (OIC) conferred universal award for Hafiz Muhammed Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council (UAE) for his struggle against the menace of terrorism, extr...
Manto, across the borderWriter and playwright Saadat Hasan Manto was one of the biggest names in Indo-Pak. He shifted to Pakistan after Independence. Saadat Hasan Manto was born on May 11, 1912 in a middle class Muslim famil...
For the love of literatureLiterary activities help people broaden their cognitive and intellectual capabilities. Such activities compel one to go into introspection and evaluate the inner self while keeping in focus the outsid...
Poll: Americans split on college admissions fairnessAs a sweeping bribery scandal reignites debate over college admissions, a pair of polls reveal that many Americans think the nation's universities place too much emphasis on factors such as wealth, fa...
Archaeologists recreate part of destroyed Palmyra altarA Syrian museum on Tuesday unveiled a replica, built by Italian archaeologists, of part of a temple altar destroyed by Islamic State (IS) militants in the ancient city of Palmyra. The 2,000-year-old T...
UIT holds drama competition in collaboration with NAPAUsman Institute of Technology (UIT) affiliated with NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, recently organised the UIT Drama Competition in collaboration with the National Academy of...