K2 winter climb leader optimistic his team can summit the world’s second highest mountain on January 9, 2020A group of climbers will be making history if they succeed in the K2 winter challenge embarking from Islamabad on January 7 to the summit of K2, the world’s second highest mountain in Pakistan’s northern areas. The group, consisting of Sirbaz Khan (Pakistan), Tamting Sherpa (Nepal), Pasang Namgel Sherpa (Nepal), Kili Pempa Sherpa (Nepal), John […]
British author’s book makes one wonder how to improve Pakistan’s impression abroad on March 14, 2019Matthew Vaughan’s second book Land of Beauty, Land of Pain – Seeking the Soul of Pakistan was launched at a café in Islamabad. Matthew Vaughan is an Englishman who moved to Pakistan with his wife and son in 2011. Since then, they chose to raise all four of their children in the country. Vaughan was […]
Heritage museum opens in Laspur Valley, Chitral on September 25, 2018In May this year, a heritage museum was opened in Harchin Village, Laspur Valley in Upper Chitral with the support of Swiss Development Corporation (SDC) and Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP). The museum was designed and curated by an Islamabad based NGO, Laajverd. The museum consists of the collection of historical artefacts collected by […]
Play ‘Sanwari’ focuses on Pakistan’s water crises on September 7, 2018The 12th annual Alhamra Theatre festival is underway in Lahore beginning from August 30 and will last until September 11, 2018. The festival is running shows daily to a packed audience in Alhamra Arts Council’s Hall 2 and is presented by the Lahore Arts Council. Play “Sanwari” was performed on Monday and was based on […]
‘Flawed’ studies relied upon by the SC to give green signal to Orange Line on December 9, 2017Kamil Khan Mumtaz, renowned architect and the petitioner in the Orange Line Metro Train case, has expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court judgement issued on Friday. Speaking to Daily Times, Mumtaz said from day one the government had shown disregard for the crucial issue of vibrations during construction activity which are likely to affect heritage […]
Dabistan-e-Iqbal the centre that commemorates Iqbal and his message on November 25, 2017While Iqbal’s message in syllabuses and cultural discourse remains scarce, a centre dedicated to his legacy seeks to fill a space that has too long been left to bureaucratic fickleness. While educationists still debate whether Iqbal’s message – which is based on Islamic principles – is suitable for Pakistan; the centre continues to host activities […]
Punjab in a hurry to formulate smog policy, but lacks air quality monitoring equipment on November 2, 2017Lahore: The provincial government of the Punjab has prepared a policy to deal with the recurring problem of smog at this time of the year. The draft for the Policy on Controlling Smog 2017 has been prepared in consultation with the Environmental Protection Council (EPC) headed by Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and featuring 35 leading […]
Heritage Now draws attention to need for sustainable development on October 25, 2017“The Heritage Now festival was a success in many ways, but it could have been more audience-centric,” said Festival Curator Rahimeen Ahmad. She spoke to Daily Times on the concluding day of the festival. Though the festival attracted a sizeable crowd, Ahmed felt that with a little more planning the discussion sessions could have resonated […]
A very chocolaty affair! on October 11, 2017The doors to The Magnum Party 2017 opened almost immediately on to a life-size mannequin, which was chocolate connoisseur and sculptor Paul Joachim’s masterpiece creation for the event. Moulded into a lehnga and a peplum-style outfit, it had Mughal emblems embossed into it, which although deceptively real, were made from chocolate alone. With the help […]
Watershed moment for Pakistan cricket on September 30, 2017For many in Pakistan cricket team, the Independence Cup was the first time they were playing international cricket in the country. For several years, players like Babur Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Faheem Ashraf, Shahdab Khan, Hasan Ali and Rumman Raees had been representing the country in cricket fields away from home. Even if they got to […]