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Ghalib comes knocking on a present-day house in DHA
KARACHI: Never did miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ seem so spiteful nor did the prince of Urdu ghazal, Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, seem so wise as they did on...
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Clearing encroachments: KMC faces a tough time
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has once again given four weeks time to the local administration for removing the encroachments under all the flyover bridges in the city but the Karachi Metropolitan...
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Sunday bazaar was closed for maintenance: DHA
KARACHI: As rumours flew on text messages and the social media that DHA’s Sunday Bazaar was closed indefinitely due to security threats, the housing authority insisted that it was closed just for the...
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Over 1,100 degrees awarded at SSUET convocation
KARACHI: Over 1,100 graduates were conferred degrees at the 16th Convocation of the Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET), held at the Expo Centre on Tuesday evening. Sindh High...
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‘Guddu ki sochaen’: A bunch of adults enact the thoughts of a 10-year-old
KARACHI: The joy of drama and theatre was evident in the eyes of Sheema Kermani which gleamed with joy the minute she stepped on stage to act out ‘Guddu ki Sochaen’, a play written and directed by...
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Renewed hope: This Easter, prayers for a good PM to be elected
KARACHI: The city’s residents may belong to different faiths, but they are united by one hope – as the general elections draw closer, prayers for a capable and honest prime minister have not only...
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Talented young photographer shows that even with disabilities, sky’s the limit
KARACHI: Farrukh Mughal may have physical disabilities but he has shown that it won’t let him get in the way of his passion – photography. The depth and detail found in every moment the ambitious...
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Pakistan Fashion Week - Day 1: Not-so-high fashion fever
KARACHI: Day One of the two-day Fashion Pakistan Week (FPW) 5 on Tuesday evening seemed to drag on for longer than the actual four hours, owing largely to unexciting collections. The usual suspects...
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Fashion Pakistan Week 5: The moments you’ve all been waiting for
KARACHI: The finale of Fashion Pakistan Week (FPW) 5 on Wednesday evening outstripped Day 1 on every level; not only did Day 2 have a more promising line-up, with Shamaeel, SanaSafinaz, Deepak...
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Trend watch: Hot off the runway
Two grueling days of Fashion Pakistan Week (FPW) entailing nearly 30 shows are now over. We loved (almost) every minute of the ramp action, save the collections that could have been kept out by the...
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Spotted at fashion week: Dr Fauzia Siddiqui of the Aafia Movement!
KARACHI: Guess who we spotted sitting silently in the front row on Day 2 at FPW? Dr Fauzia Siddiqui and Pasban President Altaf Shakoor! But rather than enjoy the show, the two looked awkward and...
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Political marketing: Orders for party posters and flags come flying in
KARACHI: Advertisers at major printing markets in Karachi sit with their fingers crossed – in the time leading up to the general elections on May 11, they expect to reap in a month’s time what they...
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Youth empowerment: Right To Play mobilises young people as change agents in...
KARACHI: Clad in bright yellow and red T-shirts, with the slogan ‘Look after yourself, look after one another’ printed boldly on the back, Jihan Shaukat and Zohaib Shaikh sat next to each other,...
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Kachee Goliyan makes its debut with Umro Ayar - first Urdu comic
KARACHI: Two years ago, a group of young students and aspiring entrepreneurs came up with a plan to initiate a series of comic books based on characters from Urdu literature with an aim to revive the...
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On day 2 of plantation drive, WWF-P plants five trees at Patel Hospital
KARACHI: Representatives of World Wide Fund-Pakistan (WWF-P) and a healthcare company, PharmEvo, planted five trees in Patel Hospital, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, on Wednesday as part of a nationwide environment...
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Ziauddin University becomes proud owner of five Neem trees
KARACHI: The students and faculty of Ziauddin University joined World Wide Fund-Pakistan (WWF-P) in making Karachi a greener city by planting five new Neem trees at the hospital on Thursday. WWF-P...
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Shoot/Get treasure/Repeat: Using war to achieve love, peace, security
KARACHI: Nimra Bucha and Sarmad Khoosat are no novices to Pakistani theatre, having moved audiences in the past with their splendid performances and bold acting. On Thursday evening, the duo left the...
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The Hunar Foundation awards diplomas to 193 graduates from three batches
KARACHI: The Hunar Foundation’s DMS Technical Institute handed out international vocational qualification diplomas to 193 students in five trades at its second graduation ceremony on Saturday. The...
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Nine decades later, Turkey gives back to Karachi
KARACHI: When Aynur Pazarrci watched Benazir Bhutto on television, she would think of her as an elder sister. After spending her whole life in Turkey, Pazarrci felt connected to Pakistan long before...
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Shutters down: MQM calls, Karachi answers
KARACHI: No incidents of firing or ‘unidentified men’ forcibly shutting down markets were reported in Karachi on Wednesday, but educational institutions, businesses, transport and gas stations were...
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