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Harrowing pictures from APS attack

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It was a rare and an extremely grisly sight. The trauma that most of us experienced when Taliban gunmen stormed a school in Peshawar and massacred more than 140 people, most of them children, remains fresh in our collective memories. It has not healed. Since then, we have seen several terror attacks but the visuals of […]

December tragedies: fall of Dhaka and APS Peshawar

By: Jawad Zulfiqar on

Two events that took place on the same day but decades apart changed the course of Pakistan. On December 16, 1971, the war for Bangladesh’s independence ended. An estimated 300,000 people lost their lives in the war. East Pakistan separated from Pakistan and People’s Republic of Bangladesh, a sovereign state was formed. On December 16, […]

Heart-wrenching tweets in remembrance of APS attack

By: Ariba Qureshi on

The third anniversary of the Army Public School carnage that claimed lives of 147 persons, mostly schoolchildren, is being observed today. People are tweeting in solidarity with the APS martyrs and their families and are paying tribute to children who went to school but never came back. Here are some of the most heart-wrenching tweets […]

The rising trend of the mall culture in Pakistan – top seven malls of Lahore

By: Saira Agha on

LAHORE: Off late, there has been a surge in the number of malls being built across the country, giving people one-stop solutions for their shopping, luncheons, meetings and also play places for their children. As much as the surge has reached an all-time high, the ones in Lahore have skyrocketed to becoming the newest recreational […]

SC’s disqualification verdict: Pundits tweet their reactions

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LAHORE: As Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan breathed a sigh of relief in response to Supreme Court’s highly-anticipated verdict that declared him ‘eligible enough to be a lawmaker’, several pundits took to the Twitter to tweet their reactions. Some tweets had a serious political commentary while others took a sarcastic jibe at PTI as its […]

Rohingya death toll 22 times higher than official estimate: Survey

By: Hamza Rao on

LAHORE: Contrary to official estimates, at least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a brutal army crackdown on Rohingya rebels, making the death toll twenty-two times higher than the previous calculations. ‘Doctors Without Borders’, the Geneva-based international aid group, commonly known by its French acronym MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières), said on Thursday that after […]

Today in pictures: protests and celebrations

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These images try to capture the gist of what went on during the day in the country. On one hand there were protests in different parts of the country while on the other there were celebrations.

Pakistani celebrities join #ChangeTheClap campaign

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LAHORE: Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) recently launched an initiative to change the behaviour of the society towards transgenders. As part of the initiative, a social media campaign was launched using the hashtag #ChangeTheClap to raise awareness. A video featuring Pakistan’s first transgender model Kami Sid was also released. The video depicts the negative behaviour […]

Geminid meteor shower to light up the night sky

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LAHORE: The night sky is expected to light up as Germinid meteor shower begins at midnight on Wednesday. This event will be visible in all parts of the world where the spectators will be able to witness meteors shooting through the night. Germinid meteor shower will begin at midnight on Wednesday and will continue till […]