PSL 2018 Team Preview: Ab Khel Jamega By: Yeshel Asif on February 16, 2018Pakistan Super League (PSL) is set to kick-off on Thursday as six teams would lock-horns against one another to battle for this year’s ultimate prize. Here is a preview of the participants, their strengths, weakness and chances. Multan Sultans – 5 stars The debutants from City of the Saints look stacked on all ends. Multan […]
First anniversary: devotees recall the day Lal Shahbaz’s dhamal got interrupted By: Amar Guriro on February 16, 2018KARACHI: “The dhamal had just begun after the evening prayers. We were moving towards the courtyard to participate in the dhamal when we heard a huge explosion. The next thing I remember is lying on a bed in Sehwan Hospital,” recalls Muhammad Hayat, 55. He and his seven colleagues, all of them working odd jobs at a rice mill […]
Who is Priya Prakash Varrier? The face behind the heart-throbbing wink By: Eeshah Omer on February 15, 2018Meet Priya Prakash Varrier, the winking girl gone viral, the internet’s latest crush. Priya’s face has launched a string of thousands of memes over social media platforms, and the side effect of her viral outcry has led to a blue tick appear on her Instagram account; this just happened overnight. Priya seems to have been part […]
Thousands visit Faqeers of Gaji Shah for exorcism of ‘possessed relatives’ By: Amar Guriro on February 14, 2018GAJI SHAH, DADU: Around a dozen men and women sit on a rali, a quilt associated with Sindhi culture for its colourful patterns, in a courtyard forming a circle around two musicians playing Algozo and Sarangi instruments. Standing inside the circle, a middle-aged woman kowtows in front of musicians. Soon, she starts whirling in circles […]
DT Memes: Meet the Haya Walkers By: Farhan Janjua on February 14, 2018Pakistani students belonging to religious political parties called to boycott Valentine’s Day and to observe Haya Walk, literally, the ‘walk of shame’ instead. Each year, the Jamaat Islami’s student wing Islami Jamiat Talba organises Haya Day as an anti-thesis to the Valentine’s Day.
Twitterati abuzz as #HayaDay2K18 trends By: Eeshah Omer on February 14, 2018Pakistan’s ‘national psyche’ might be undergoing a radical transformation into the mould of resolving its current issues through systematic changes in structure, shifting debate of conversation, and revisions in the perception of the ruling class. In the wake of Pakistan Censor Board’s decision of clearing the much controversial film ‘Padmaavat’ without any cuts in the […]
Twitterati mourn as Asma Jahangir laid to rest By: Web Desk on February 13, 2018Pakistan on Tuesday bid farewell to another national hero as scores of people gathered at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for Asma Jahangir’s funeral. Farooq Maududi led the deceased’s funeral prayers, while a number of prominent government officials, lawyers, celebrities, activists and ordinary citizens were present on occasion. The human rights activist was laid to […]
A tribute to Pakistan’s iron lady By: Web Desk on February 11, 2018Asma Jahangir, former president of Supreme Court Bar Association and a staunch human rights activist, passed away on Sunday in Lahore. According to reports, she passed away due to a cardiac arrest. Her funeral date would be decided once relatives of the deceased living abroad return to Pakistan. Asma Jahangir’s legacy Asma co-founded Human Rights Commission of […]
In pictures: Pak-Afghan border fencing in progress By: Marvi Sirmed on February 10, 2018MIRANSHAH: Undeterred by cross-border attacks and braving the inhospitable weather in the rugged terrain, Pakistan Army is determined to complete the border fortification process by the end of 2019. Read: Pak-Afghan border: Fencing to finish by 2019
Qandeel’s parents kept in the ‘dark’ about Baaghi? By: Eeshah Omer on February 8, 2018As commercially hit Urdu One drama serial, Baaghi drew to a riveting close last week, a string of opposing narratives groped two major factions into the spotlight. Lawyer and Internet activist Nighat Dad voiced her concern over Baaghi‘s “well-intentioned efforts to highlight Qandeel’s cause” as having “exploited and misled her parents” by not paying them their […]