Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi launches Kavish Kazmi’s poetry collection ‘Dil Ne Jo’ on March 5, 2022Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi organised the unveiling ceremony of Kavish Kazmi’s poetry collection “Dil Ne Jo Kaha” at Haseena Moin Hall, which was presided over by Ronak Hayat while special guest Afsar Saeed Khan, Dr Nuzhat Abbasi, Sohail Ahmed, Dr Naheed Abrar, Dr Zaneera Anbar, Shakeel Khan and others spoke. Naseem Ahmed Sheikh performed […]
Karachi Literature Festival to return after pandemic hiatus on March 3, 2022Lovers of literature, culture and the arts will finally get the chance to interact with their favourite literary luminaries, celebrities, academics and scholars as the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) returns as a live event from March 4-6, at the Beach Luxury Hotel. Organised by Oxford University Press (OUP), the theme of this year’s KLF is […]
Edible Oils and Pakistan on December 29, 2021The emergence of COVID in the last quarter of 2019 has changed the world and people’s behaviour significantly. In the last two years, the concept of the world being a Global Village was negated and the movement of people across borders became restricted. Periodic lockdowns in the cities, soaring death rates and people compelled to […]
Mangrove forests in danger of extinction on November 21, 2021Mangrove forests, a key source for the protection of coastal communities from natural disasters as well as provision of shelter to the marine life, are unfortunately being deforested for commercial purpose and were getting thick on the coast of Karachi, Daily Times has learnt. During a survey, Daily Times learnt that mangrove forests on the […]
Palm Oil: A Healthy Option for a Healthy Heart on October 2, 2021The concept of dietary intake of fats and oils has undergone major changes over the past few years. Lately, it has been observed that the consumption of partially hydrogenated trans-vegetable oils is on the increase while there is a decrease in the intake of lauric acid-containing oils. Published research has indicated an increased risk of […]
MQM-P leader lashes out at Wahab on September 19, 2021Former Karachi mayor and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Waseem Akhter on Saturday asked Administrator Murtaza Wahab to provide basic necessities to the people instead of wasting money on cosmetic projects like food streets. Talking to Daily Times, the MQM-P leader lashed out at the Karachi administrator, saying that he had completed one month in office […]
Karachi Cantonment Board polls: 354 candidates in run for 42 seats on September 3, 2021Political parties have fielded 354 candidates in election for six cantonment boards in Karachi for 42 seats of councilors wherein 466,522 registered voters will cast their votes on Sept 12. Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) is the largest cantonment in the metropolis having a population of 305,938 people although registered voters are 190,280 where in 10 […]
Digital media can play important role in promoting local news: moot on August 29, 2021Digital media can play an important role in promoting local news senior journalists said in the virtual Capstone Project Launch Ceremony organized by Global Neighbourhood for Media innovations (GNMI) under its Pakistan Entrepreneurial Journalism Program. Senior veteran journalist Kamal Siddqui said that he was very happy to see the emergence of independent media platforms in […]
People of urban Sindh being pushed towards civil disobedience: MQM-P on August 26, 2021The election commission has become a spectator over delay in the local government election and the people of urban Sindh are being pushed towards resistance and civil disobedience, the MQM-P said on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said that PPP refuses to hold local government elections […]
65 cases of Covid delta variant a major cause of concern in Karachi on July 16, 2021The genotyping of randomly selected 94 positive samples of Covid-19 revealed 65 cases of delta variants, which makes 69 percent of total samples tested, which requires the immediate action of the concerned authorities to prevent the possible spread of the fatal delta variant in Karachi. The National Institute of Virology (NIV) at the Dr. Panjwani […]