Pakistan termed world’s best travel destination for 2018 By: Muhammad Junaid on January 7, 2018LAHORE: British Backpacker Society has ranked Pakistan the world’s top travel destination for 2018. The society described Pakistan as “one of the friendliest countries on earth, with mountain scenery that is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination”. British Backpacker Society’s top 20 adventure travel destinations for 2018 also include Russia, India, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, and China. The backpackers, […]
‘My son’s crime is that he feels the pain of others’ By: Ali Warsi on January 6, 2018There was a grim silence in the hall as Mehmood Hayat Khan, father of missing peace activist Raza Mehmood Khan, walked to the stage with eyes of a small crowd of scholars, activists and students gathered at South Asia Media Centre fixed at him. As he started to speak in his dejected, yet firm, voice, […]
The demise of Zubaida Apa leaves a vacuum in our culinary industry By: Saira Agha on January 6, 2018The news came out as a big shock for not just those were near and dear to her, but also the ones who had known her to be one of the best celebrity chefs in the country. With neatly swept up hair in a bun, a fresh face with soft eyeliner and crimson lips, Zubaida […]
Movie Review: ‘Parchi’ slays on all levels By: Haider Rifaat on January 5, 2018Being the first Pakistani film release of 2018, the anticipated comedy-action flick Parchi released nationwide on January 5, 2018. Having interviewed the cast, I was eager to tune in and experience the vision Imran Raza Kazmi, the producer of the film, had set forth for the project. This is his third mainstream project as a […]
#ShaheedSalmanTaseer trends as tributes pour in By: Eeshah Omer on January 4, 2018For all those who are unaware, Salman Shaheed Taseer, late Governor Punjab, became the first non-American to be honoured with the Martin Luther King Junior Peace Award for his sustained efforts in promoting human rights and peace. This prestigious award is given to Taseer in the wake of the nation being deeply divided in its opinion about […]
Shaheed-e-Insaniyat: 9 best quotes from Salman Taseer By: Hamza Rao on January 4, 2018Not everyone makes it to the good books of history. History sets certain criteria and condition on which it makes a person’s memory enduring or unforgettable in the collective memory of societies; only a few leave their legacies behind. While history is full of stories eulogising ‘martyrs of love’ who sacrificed their lives and embraced […]
‘People haven’t voted just for Mashal, they’ve voted against extremism’ By: Abdullah Malik on January 2, 2018Islamabad: “People have not just voted for my son. They have voted against the dark shadows of extremism,” Mashal Khan’s father Iqbal Lala says, referring to Herald magazine’s announcement that the Mardan University student killed in a mob lynching incident earlier in the year was its person of the year based on a popular vote. […]
Netflix’s 2018 ‘surprise’ Friends arrives in Pakistan – a little too late By: Farhan Janjua on January 2, 2018Netflix caused ‘Friends’ to trend one more time on the new year eve with its ‘big’ announcement on Twitter that had everyone in nostalgic reactions – mostly by the audiences in the United Kingdom (UK). And so it happened, Netflix added each and every episode of the legendry 90s sitcom just as the new year […]
Most searched Pakistanis on Wikipedia in 2017 By: Web Desk on January 1, 2018The Pakistan affiliate of The Wikimedia Foundation recently released a list of the most searched Pakistanis on Wikipedia from January 1, 2017 to December 20, 2017. Here’s a list of those who made it to the top 10. 10) Abdul Sattar Edhi The late philanthropist was the 10th most searched Pakistani in the past year […]
The coolest products launched in 2017 By: Bushra Zafar Khan on January 1, 20182016 to 2017 was a phase of a lot of excitement for everyone as it is now for people in the beginning of 2018. This turning era of development has made every individual desperate to embrace new trends, technological gadgets and much more. In 2017, a bunch of cool products were launched time and again. People […]