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
PESHAWAR: Yet another doctor has succumbed to Covid-19 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) bringing the total number of medics killed so far to 63 in the province. Children Specialist Dr Syed Mumtaz Hussain Shah breathed his last at a private hospital in Islamabad where he was admitted after his condition deteriorated rapidly. Due to Covid-19 infection his lungs
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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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said it was an \”absolutely ridiculous idea\” to criminalise criticism, a day after a National Assembly panel approved a bill that proposes a two-year prison sentence and a hefty fine for those who intentionally ridicule the armed forces. Though Chaudhry did not directly reference the bill
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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
