When the Kesharwanis decided to branch out and expand their family home, they came up with a novel way of dealing with an ancient giant fig tree in their garden — they built the house around it. Now the thick trunk of the 150-year-old tree is the central feature of their residence, growing through the […]
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Fighting extremism with clarity
Addressing a public reception in Chittagong on March 26, 1948, Muhammad Ali Jinnah said, “Brotherhood, equality, and fraternity of man – these are all basic points of our religion, culture and civilization and we fought for Pakistan because there was a danger of the denial of these human rights in this Subcontinent.” Unfortunately, the very […]
Veteran educationist Muhammad Tariq Siddiqi passes away
Dr Tariq Siddiqi, an unorthodox, highly respected educationist and administrator, passed away in Lahore in the early hours of April 9. He leaves behind a vast circle of friends, family, mentees, and a rich legacy of principled leadership in governance and education. Born in India, a member of the independence generation, he became a pillar […]
‘Romeo Weds Heer’ is about a dysfunctional married couple
‘Romeo Weds Heer’ is a 7th Sky Entertainment project, directed by Anjum Shehzad and produced by the dynamic duo Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi. The drama is a romantic comedy between Feroze Khan who plays Romeo and Sana Javed as Heer; two college sweethearts who fight different family backgrounds and finally manage to get married […]
Family, political leaders attend Sabika Sheikh’s funeral in Karachi
KARACHI: Funeral prayers for Sabika Sheikh, the Pakistani student who was killed in the Santa Fe shooting in Texas on the 18th of May, were held in Karachi’s Hakim Saeed Ground. Many prominent people, including Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Sindh governor Mohammad Zobair, Home Minister Sohail Anwar Sial, PTI leader Haleem Adil, and Pak […]
Family says Avicii died of apparent suicide
STOCKHOLM: Swedish superstar Avicii, one of the world’s most successful DJs who died a week ago aged 28, “wanted peace” and “could not go on any longer”, his family said in an open letter on Thursday. The musician, whose real name was Tim Bergling, was found dead on April 20 in Muscat, the capital of Oman, […]