Pride of Pakistan | Mehreen Jabbaron August 8, 2020Tell us about your foray into the field of filmmaking. How did it all begin for you? It all began because I was always surrounded by it. My parents ran one of the top ad agencies called MNJ Communications and my father had directed a number of award-winning TV commercials, documentaries and a feature film. […]
Pride of Pakistan: Intikhab Alamon August 7, 2020Tell us about your foray into the field of cricket and then coaching. How did it all begin for you? My family was into cricket including my father and my brother. In 1958, when Abdul Kardar was the captain of the Pakistani cricket team, I went to a try out from my school. I did […]
Pride of Pakistan: Erum Ahmed Kamalon August 6, 2020Tell us about your foray into the field of fashion and lifestyle. How did it all begin for you? Kamal Limited has been in textiles for the last 60 years and mostly concentrating on the export business, I joined the company in 2008. I felt there was a great opportunity in local market for a […]
Pride of Pakistan: Laila Nusraton August 5, 2020Tell us about your foray into the field of philanthropy. How did it all begin for you? Philanthropy has been running in my family since long. My father built a school for Muslim children as before Partition, they were not getting admissions because of their religion. He built an eye hospital too. The Sardar Girls […]
Pride of Pakistan: Dr Shehla Baqion August 1, 2020Tell us about your foray into the field of medicine. How did it all begin for you? There was a tradition on my mother’s side of the family of girls going into Medicine, including my elder sister. Moreover, there was not that much choice and well defined career paths for women, apart from Medicine; in […]
Mahmood Khan — only Pakistani artist to record original songs with a Symphony Orchestraon July 12, 2020Tell us in detail about how you ventured into music? How did it all begin for you? I started showing interest in music when I was four years old. At six, I was sent to Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur’s boarding school. The School had a Scottish teacher who played the piano and guitar. He noticed […]
Young adults (read future leaders) can develop skills for exciting careers via online courseson July 6, 2020Please tell us in detail about Infinitum Education. How did it come into being and what is its sole purpose? Founded in 2017, Infinitum Education was set up in Oxford as a member of the incubator business development programme for Oxford University academics run by the University of Oxford’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Oxford University Innovation and […]
Star of ‘Bandhay Ek Dor Se’ says it’s tough to refuse work and choose what you preferon June 28, 2020You are currently starring in drama serial ‘Bandhay Ek Dor Se.’ Tell us about your role, shedding a little light on the story. My character is that of a happy go lucky boy next door who’s a little innocent as well as a bit emotionally naive. It is very relatable and I think a lot […]
German travel vlogger sees Pakistan for what it is; beautiful, scenic and welcomingon June 27, 2020Christian Betzmann is a German travel vlogger who has been in Pakistan since October. He has travelled far and wide throughout the country and says that he has never experienced any violence or felt threatened. Christian Betzmann sat down with Daily Times to talk about his stay here and the experiences he got to share […]
Shades of happinesson May 17, 2020Amidst the pandemic scare, where some women have resorted to queuing outside retail stores to shop for Eid, many have taken up online shopping as their go to. One thing is common – women want to dress up, look their best and get dolled up even if it means staying in the comfort of their […]