Sharmeen launches ‘Museum of Food’ initiative to preserve Pakistan’s food culture By: Staff Report on March 8, 2023Pakistan’s culinary heritage is an intrinsic part of the country’s cultural identity, but with the passing of generations and the challenges of globalization, certain domestic practices and traditional recipes are at high risk of being lost. To address this concern, with two-time Academy Award winning film-maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy at the helm, Pakistan’s leading production house, […]
Exploring the beautiful town of Potters Bar in county Hertfordshire By: Saira Agha on March 7, 2023Accidentally finding yourself in the middle of a town, county or small district is inevitable if you’re travelling to the United Kingdom. I have come across beautiful little towns, country houses, small counties and lots of districts and municipalities every time I’ve been in the UK, be it England, Wales or Scotland and they’ve wowed […]
Pakistan to debut at Miss Universe 2023 pageant on March 7, 2023After 72 years since the establishment of the prestigious Miss Universe pageant, Pakistan, will make its debut at Miss Universe 2023. The Miss Universe Pakistan license has been officially acquired by Josh Yugen, a Dubai-based Filipino celebrity producer, entrepreneur, and multi-awarded publisher of the luxury lifestyle, travel and fashion magazine Xpedition. “After two successful years […]
‘Ithaka’ review: a documentary asks if Julian Assange’s fight for freedom is ours as well on March 6, 2023More often than not, an internationally known freedom fighter will have a personality and temperament as heroic as the actions that made him famous. Just look at Nelson Mandela, Alexei Navalny, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, or – as controversial a figure as he remains – Edward Snowden, who for 10 years has conducted himself as a profile […]
Meta lowers Quest VR headsets prices to lure customers By: Agencies on March 6, 2023Meta Platforms Inc cut the prices of its virtual reality headsets in hopes of stirring demand for its VR hardware, as its bold bets on the metaverse have struggled to make a big splash. Its flagship Meta Quest Pro will retail for $999, down from its launch price of $1,499, and Quest 2 256 GB […]
Prince Harry discusses being diagnosed with PTSD after Lady Diana’s death on March 5, 2023Prince Harry on Saturday spoke of being diagnosed with PTSD after Princess Diana’s death and said he was a good candidate for the Army because they ‘recruit from broken homes’. The Duke of Sussex is fielding questions from controversial ‘toxic trauma’ expert Dr Gabor Maté as part of an intimate conversation about ‘living with loss […]
Women & Social Change in Pakistan — an inside account of people studying at tertiary level By: Shagufta Haneef on March 5, 2023Dr Shehzadi Zamurrad Awan’s first book Women & Social Change in Pakistan by Cambridge Scholars Publishing was released on October 1. The book highlights the impact of education, the rise of media, legislation and executive measures towards women’s rights, political process and civil society on women of Pakistan’s largest province by population, Punjab. This scholarly […]
Dispute over a Pablo Picasso — is ‘Madame Soler’ looted art? on March 5, 2023Madame Soler’s gaze is grave, alert and focused. This was the intense look that painter Pablo Picasso captured in 1903 of the wife of his friend, tailor Benet Soler. The portrait, part of Picasso’s Blue Period, has since become the subject of a protracted and bitter dispute between the heirs of Jewish banker and art […]
The role of Tareq Abdesselem in elevating karate as a sport in Kazakhstan By: News Desk on March 5, 2023Tareq Abdesselem is a skilled coach and former champion of Karateka from France. He has demonstrated his proficiency through his impressive coaching track record and extensive experience. Currently, he is serving as the Head Coach for the Olympic Kazakhstan team in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Prior to his role with the Kazakhstan team, Tareq […]
Pakistan’s geopolitics and cuisine on March 4, 2023 Taming Rivers Recollections of a Civil Engineer during the British Raj Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman Khan These are the memoirs of Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman Khan, a civil engineer in the North West Frontier Province, during the British Indian period. A member of the Imperial Service of Royal Engineers, his memoirs provide a riveting […]