Every year on the 23rd of March, Pakistan dresses itself in green and white. Flags flutter from rooftops, schoolchildren rehearse anthems, and television screens fill with military parades and patriotic songs. Amidst all this colour and ceremony, a quiet and unsettling question lingers: do we truly know what we are celebrating? Do our young men […]
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Grand ceremony regarding 75th Independence day of Pakistan to be held in Lahore Fort
LAHORE: Commissioner Lahore Captain (Retd) Muhammad Usman said that grand Ceremony regarding 75th Independence Day of Pakistan would be held in Hazoori Bagh, Lahore Fort and Chief Minister Punjab would be the Chief Guest. He said that special invitation would be sent to heroes of Pakistan Movements for their participation in the ceremony. He instructed […]
Punjab health minister stresses for coordinated efforts, awareness drive to control ‘Dengue ‘
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique on Saturday stressed the need for coordinated efforts by the government and public awareness among community to prevent the outbreak of dengue fever. Talking to a private news channel on ‘World Dengue day’, he said the provincial government was making all-out efforts to eliminate dengue and trying its […]
WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY 2020
Year 2020 advances towards end and with that, it brings about 71st anniversary of World Town Planning Day. The concept of world urban planning day has been reformed from a day to a week in which every day, a new aspect of urbanization is marked and pondered upon. One of those days is known as […]
‘Azadi Jashan Night’ held at Alhamra
LAHORE: The Lahore Arts Council on Monday arranged a colourful Azadi Jashan Night to pay tribute to heroes who contributed in the Pakistan Movement. The ceremony was arranged in connection to the Independency Day and was attended by LAC Boards of Governor Chairman Touqeer Nasir, LAC Executive Director Atta Muhammad Khan, TV drama serial writer […]