Never-before-seen photos of Princess Diana and King Charles with baby Prince William on February 25, 2023Even 25 years after her death, Princess Diana’s life, especially the time spent with her ex-husband King Charles and their two sons – William and Harry, continues to spark interest among people worldwide. As such, previously unseen photos of the late Princess of Wales along with King Charles and an infant Prince William will be […]
Literary magazine Tasteer’s newest edition features ghazals and poetry By: Dr. Amjad Parvez on February 24, 2023Another voluminous issue of quarterly literary magazine Tasteer appeared recently edited by Naseer Ahmad Nasir. Although the editor lives in Rawalpindi, he gets his magazine published by Gagan Shahid and Amar Shahid from Jhelum. After retiring from his job as an engineer he spends all his energies in promoting literature by writing and publishing his […]
Neela Asmaan Artist Residency Programme offers unique creative opportunities By: Staff Report on February 24, 2023The ever-pioneering Academy Award and Emmy Award winning filmmaker, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy proudly announces the launch of her latest platform, Neela Asmaan – an international artist residency programme for emerging and established artists from Pakistan and around the world. Neela Asmaan, a project of SOC Films, will offer artists the opportunity to take inspiration from their […]
British Council to hold book launch ceremony of Wolfie by Sonya Rehman at Lahore library By: Staff Report on February 24, 2023The British Council will be launching author Sonya Rehman’s book for children ‘Wolfie’ at an event at its Lahore Library tomorrow (Saturday) from 12pm-2pm. The event will also feature a story-telling session as well as an activity with illustrator Maryam Akram who will help children design their very own bookmarks. Maarya Rehman, Deputy Director, British […]
Ahmad Ghoneim has transformed homes for Yara, Islam Afro and Ibrahim Maarawi on February 24, 2023Are you looking for a company that dedicatedly works to transform your dull-looking gaming rooms into something that keeps you energised and passionate while you are making videos or playing games? If yes, then Ahmad Ghoneim and his team can help you. TNT designz works day and night for levelling up their services. The company […]
‘Saadhay 14 August’ starts from Monday onwards at Alhamra By: Staff Report on February 23, 2023The renowned writer of all time in Pakistan, Anwar Maqsood’s famous play “Saadhay August 14” is set to begin performances in Lahore Arts Council after successfully finishing 150+ shows in Karachi and Islamabad. The play was written by the eminent Anwar Maqsood and directed by Dawar Mehmood. Famed TV, film and theatre artist Sajid Hassan […]
Bilal Ashraf to mark television debut with ‘Yunhi’ opposite Maya By: Staff Report on February 23, 2023The dashing Bilal Ashraf who dazzled the audience with his superb performance in the super hit Pakistani film ‘Superstar’ opposite Mahira Khan is all set to make his television debut in Hum TV’s newest drama serial ‘Yunhi’, opposite the very talented Maya Ali. ‘Yunhi’ is a light hearted romantic serial directed by Muhammad Ehteshamuddin. The […]
Book review: Ahwaal-e-Aalam By: Dr. Amjad Parvez on February 22, 2023By dedicating his book ‘Ahwaal-e-Aalam’ to Foreign Office that provided him opportunity to represent his country to various countries across the globe, Old Ravian and a prolific golf player Javed Hafiz has compiled his selected columns of the same title as that of the book under review. The wonder of the book is that he […]
‘Music’ — German Auteur Angela Schanelec’s elegant if highly enigmatic modern myth on February 22, 2023Writer, director and editor Angela Schanelec began making movies in the early nineties, building up a respectable body of work as one of the key members of the Berlin School of arthouse auteurs based out of Germany’s capital. But it wasn’t until her last feature, I Was at Home, But…, that the 61-year-old filmmaker finally […]
EU calls for fast-track crypto capital rules for banks on February 22, 2023Tough capital rules for banks holding cryptoassets must be fast-tracked in the European Union’s pending banking law if Europe wants to avoid missing a globally-agreed deadline, the bloc’s executive has said. The global Basel Committee of banking regulators from the world’s main financial centres has set a January 2025 deadline for implementing capital requirements for […]