PFA destroys vegetables grown with sewage on February 1, 2018LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Wednesday destroyed vegetable cultivated on 540 kanals with industrial waste and sewerage water during a crackdown across the province. According to details, sewerage water treated vegetables were cultivated on the total area of 67.5 Acre land in six divisions of Punjab. Breakdown the statistics, sewerage water treated vegetables […]
Stepping towards regional landfills: an integrated approach on January 30, 2018Urbanisation and changing waste patterns have made solid waste management a daunting task over the decades. Population growth and in-adequate waste management practices witnessed stern issues pertaining to collection and final disposal — huge piles of solid waste have become alarming not only to environment but it has also put human health in jeopardy. In […]
PEL holds Dealers Summit on January 22, 2018LAHORE: Pak Elektron Limited (PEL) Chief Executive Officer Murad Saigol announced that the Year 2018 will be Dealer Profitably Year for dealers and they are the main strength of our business. He acknowledged that the dealers play an integral part in taking PEL forward in the home appliance market. While, the organization aims to stay […]
Alhamra Arts Council director pays visit to ailing comedian Amaanullah on January 17, 2018LAHORE: Alhamra Arts Council Executive Director Captain (r) Atta Muhammad Khan visited the globally recognised comedian Amaanullah Khan who is undergoing treatment at the Surgimed Hospital, Lahore on Tuesday. Captain (r) Atta Muhammad Khan presented him a bouquet of flowers and prayed for his early recovery. He also met the doctors of Surgimed Hospital and […]
Arts councils pay tribute to filmmaker Nazrul Islam on January 13, 2018LAHORE: The Alhamra Arts Council (LAC) in collaboration with the Punjab Arts Council (PAC) arranged an evening of tribute for legendary iconic Pakistani filmmaker Nazrul Islam on Thursday, January 11 2018. Nazrul Islam died at the age of 55, in 1994 in Pakistan. The event was held at Alhamra Arts Council on his death anniversary in […]
Democratic oversight of security agencies needs strengthening: PILDAT on January 11, 2018Pakistan’s democratic order needs to efficiently evolve to a stage where briefings by Army chiefs become a normal and regular occurrence, the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) maintains in its latest report on civil-military relations. It further holds that such briefings should normally be held at the level of parliamentary committees, and […]
Shahid Nadeem’s plays’ compilation launched in book form on January 11, 2018LAHORE: Ajoka Theatre launched a book of its three famous Punjabi plays written by Shahid Mehmood Nadeem at a ceremony organised on Wednesday at the Alhamra Art Centre. The plays included “Anhi Maai Da Sufna” (Blind Woman’s Dream), “Bala King” and “Lo Phir Basant Ayi” based on Lahore’s famous spring festival. Human Rights Commission Pakistan […]
LMM brings an interactive session ‘Mosiqi Mulaqat’ on January 7, 2018LAHORE: The 4th edition of Lahore Music Meet (LMM) brought an interactive session tilted: ‘Mosiqi Mulaqat’ (Music Friendship) for the old and young to share their love for music with each other on the one table the at Alhamra Art Gallery on Saturday. People, especially the youngsters, at “Mosiqi Mulawat” actively participated with their gadgets […]
Patari Tabeer’s live performance by Lyari Underground and Abid Brohi rocks Lahore on January 7, 2018LAHORE: The two-day Lahore Music Meet 2018 (LMM) kicked off on Saturday at Alhamra Art Centre. However, this time around, at least the first day of LMM failed to get the desired results in attracting a humongous crowd during its fourth edition. As compared to last year, the enthusiasm seemed to be lost. Even though […]
Musical evening featuring Sufi artists held in Lahore on January 5, 2018LAHORE: Several performances on Sufi music by young artists enthralled the audience through their fabulous performances in the jammed-packed hall of Alhamra on Wednesday. The event called Sufi Night was organised by Hubullah Welfare Society (HWS) in collaboration with the Lahore Arts Council (LAC) in order to entertain Sufi music lovers and sensitise with the […]