Remembering music icon Basharat Ali Khan By: Dr. Amjad Parvez on June 1, 2023Radio Pakistan was an undeclared academy for the followers and practitioners of music since the creation of Pakistan. Lahore Radio Station has been the foremost in this domain of art. As a child artist I was in awe when I watched singer Munawar Sultana sitting in the same studio singing live where I do my […]
New research reveals five most popular colours to wear to a wedding By: News Desk on June 1, 2023A new study shows the most searched for wedding guest colours. The study conducted by fabric experts Dalston Mill Fabrics analysed Google Trends data with over 8,995 search terms relating to different colours and styles of dresses to wear to a wedding to reveal the most popular colours for wedding guests this summer. BLACK […]
AI-generated pictures show what Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan would look like in 2023 on June 1, 2023Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised the art world, showing surprising possibilities and reimagining traditional artistic processes. Several artists have used their creative minds and skills to create powerful images and even those which were once imagined by people. As people get their hands on what politicians and industrialists would look like, a Pakistani artist has […]
Meghan Markle could make $29,000 from sponsorship deal ahead of blog relaunch By: News Desk on June 1, 2023New research reveals how much Meghan Markle could stand to make as a ‘full-time influencer’ now that she’s rumoured to be relaunching her lifestyle blog, The Tig. The findings, pulled together by JeffBet, take into account the Duchess of Sussex’s Instagram audience, engagement rate and average likes, to calculate her earnings. Rumours are circulating that […]
Why violence is integral to Pakistani politics By: Shakil Akhtar Rai on May 31, 2023Politics is quest for power and power is your ability to impose your will upon others. In a Hobbesian environment power flows from barrel of the gun; but in a democratic dispensation a set of laws, rules and norms is provided to pursue political ends through peaceful means and attain power for a fixed term […]
Fashion maven Humayun Alamgir aims to go international By: Staff Report on May 31, 2023“I started working in 2005 and ended up opening a store in 2007,” fashion designer Humayun Alamgir says in an exclusive interview. “I had never imagined or wanted to be a designer but some situations where you end up targeting something like making money, that is how I started. I was playing cricket professionally and […]
Britain’s ‘ghost signs’ revealed — Instagrammer documents fascinating faded adverts on May 31, 2023They’re signs of the times. A British family history expert is documenting the ‘ghost signs’ – vintage advertising signs preserved on buildings – that are hidden in plain sight across the UK. To date, genealogist Lucy Meyer-Hubner has catalogued more than 460 ghost signs everywhere from Wales to Glasgow on the Instagram page ‘Ghost Signs […]
‘Street Fighter 6’ — the new king of fighting games on May 31, 2023When Street Fighter V – the previous entry in this instantly recognisable fighting game series – launched in 2016, it was missing a laundry list of standard features. Street Fighter 6, on the other hand, feels heartily robust from the word go. It’s bursting at the seams with things to do, assured in its gameplay […]
The main points in Hassan Abbas’s book are based on the transitional phase of the Taliban By: Dr Marium Kamal on May 30, 2023‘Afghanistan’ the land of mysticism and divinity has unfortunately fallen under the trap of religious extremism, Afghans who once spoke about Sufism and Irfan, now are known for violence and brutality. However, this book emphasises the ‘New Taliban’ generation, accordingly, the main purpose of the author is to narrate the story of the Taliban’s transition, […]
With mesmerising landscapes and thrilling wildlife, is Greenland the new Iceland? on May 30, 2023Oh dear. I’m lost, alone and surrounded by hundreds of howling dogs. Sturdily built with pricked ears and wedge-shaped faces, they look like a huge pack of wolves, barking and straining against their chains. I’ve been hiking the nine-mile Kangia Icefjord Trail, crossing rocky moraines beside half-frozen lakes and rugged valleys dotted with hardy purple […]