There are some characters which transcend time and are beloved to multiple generations. Uncle Sargam by Farooq Qaiser was one of them. Qaiser passed away in Islamabad on Friday due to cardiac arrest. His grandson, Hasnain Qaiser Iqbal, said the performer had been suffering from a heart ailment for some time. Qaiser, who was awarded the […]
Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal of all US forces by May 1, three Western officials with knowledge of the agreement told Reuters. The US State Department gave no immediate response
Zahiruddin CHITRAL: The historical tree of white mulberry in Singoor village of Chitral town fell to the ground as strong winds continue to lash the valley for the last two days. The tree has already completed its physical age of 200 years. Dwarfing all the trees in the village, it was known as boekan mrach
KARACHI: Former deputy chief engineer of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has challenged ATR plane crash report in the Sindh High Court (SHC), ARY News reported on Thursday. On 7 December 2016, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661, a domestic passenger flight from Chitral to Islamabad, operated by an ATR 42-500 twin-turboprop, crashed near Havelian. All 47
Asad Hsashim ISLAMABAD: Economic privileges accorded to Pakistan’s elite groups, including the corporate sector, feudal landlords, the political class and the country’s powerful military, add up to an estimated $17.4bn, or roughly 6 percent of the country’s economy, a new United Nations report has found, Al Jazeera reported. Released last week, the UN Development Programme’s
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Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth and a leading figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. The Duke of Edinburgh, as he was officially known, had been by his wife’s side throughout her 69-year reign, the longest in British history, during which time
PARIS: The images capture drama billions of years ago in the early universe — glinting galaxies, glowing with stars that have exploded into supernovas and blazing jets fired from black holes. Europe’s giant LOFAR radio telescope has detected stars being born in tens of thousands of distant galaxies with unprecedented precision, in a series of
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A group have been arrested in Dubai and charged with public debauchery after an outdoor nude photoshoot, BBC reported. Video footage posted online on Saturday shows a group of naked women having their photo taken on a balcony. Eight Russian women are among those detained, the Russian consulate said. The consulate described the charges as
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Uber has been ordered to pay $1.1m (£795,000) to a blind woman who was refused rides on 14 occasions, BBC reported. Lisa Irving said on some occasions, drivers were verbally abusive, or harassed her about transporting her guide dog, Bernie, in the car. One driver allegedly cut her trip short after falsely claiming to have
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy has launched a multi-year project to educate people about minorities in Pakistan and uplift their stories. Called White In The Flag, the project informs people about minorities in Pakistan, the issues they face, the legislation used against them and how to help. \”This is a SOC Films project, a multi year project that
