KABUL: Bibi Roagoal is busy preparing her children for school. She is one of more than 50,000 Afghan widows struggling against the effects of war. The mother-of-four, who is 28, lives in a house on the outskirts of the capital, Kabul. She recently had a special visitor to extend a helping hand - and not [...]
Continue reading...16. August 2008
ISLAMABAD: The 11th death anniversary of world’s most outstanding vocalist the great Sufi Qawwal Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was observed Saturday. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the Pakistani singer who had worked with such Western musicians as Eddie Vedder, Peter Gabriel and progressive guitarist and producer Michael Brook, passed away 11 years ago. Popularity: 13% [?]
Continue reading...1. July 2008
To derive a comparison between individualist and collective societies here is best example of Spiderman Song. Two videos by Switchfoot (Music Group from USA) and second one is by Strings (Music group from Pakistan) drags our attention towards how true is Harmon’s theory that “Men are to grater extent products of their institutional environment i.e. [...]
Continue reading...25. June 2008
LONDON: Building up Afghanistan from its present “medieval status” will take decades, the head of the UK armed forces warned. The Chief of the Defense Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, said that while the military would need to be in the country for “some years”, the civilian reconstruction effort will take much longer. [...]
Continue reading...20. June 2008
ISLAMABAD: The annual Urs of Hazrat Amir Khusro (RA) is being held from October 17-23, 2008 at Delhi, India. The interested Zaireen may address the applications to Section Officer (Ziarat), Ministry of Religious Affairs, Zakat & Ushr, Islamabad on the Newly computerized Application Forms along with a bank draft /Postal Order of Rs.100/- (non-refundable), [...]
Continue reading...4. June 2008
The meaning of the above phrase: Oh! Bengali……you are best in Food culture…you are best in Football…you lost your everything……..in spending on foods and parties….. It was a very old saying about a Bengali babu. Food has always been a weakness for Bengalis. In those days Bengalis used to spend a large amount of money just [...]
Continue reading...19. May 2008
KABUL: Afghanistan’s first contemporary art prize is being held in Kabul. Sponsored by the Turquoise Mountain - a foundation dedicated to supporting local Afghan arts and crafts - and a local businessman, the prize aims to support the small contemporary art scene in the country. More than 70 people from across Afghanistan submitted entries for [...]
Continue reading...18. May 2008
The meaning of the above header is” Oh! My golden Bengal i love u…….” Bengal……a land of heritage, culture, history…….politics, controversy…..name it and Bengal have it.. In olden days Bengal was called “Bongo” or “Bongodesh”. Bengal is Geographically important place in South Asia. Presently Bengal is divided into two parts but the culture is same as [...]
Continue reading...7. May 2008
LONDON: The US enlisted the help of the mujahideen to fight the Soviet army in 1980s Afghanistan. But Pakistan, too, began fostering extremism. Now, Declan Walsh reports, it is suffering the violent consequences. Two recent films feature Pakistan’s lawless North-West Frontier Province. The first is Charlie Wilson’s War, a glossy Hollywood tale about how a [...]
Continue reading...30. April 2008
ISLAMABAD: Margalla Festival is being observed in the Federal capital under the Capital Development Authority (CDA) where three other events would be held. The cultural events would end at 17th May that would be precede by Theater Festival Awards at Islamabad Club, Musical show at the Open Theater on 10th May, English Drama at Islamabad [...]
Continue reading...28. April 2008
ISLAMABAD: The World Seerat Mission announced producing ‘Salam’, a film that would highlight Islamic teachings. Chairman World Seerat Mission Syed Mudassar Shah announced production of Salam that would be released in more than one language in order to counter anti- Islam propaganda in the West. The ceremony was attended among others by Deputy Chief of Jamaat [...]
Continue reading...27. April 2008
PESHAWAR: Pakistan People’s Party leader, Senator Babar Awan has said that the shooting of film ‘Difa-e-Islam’ (In defense of Islam) would be kicking off from Thursday. Senator Babar Awan, at a press conference here, said that the Holland’s film ‘Fitna’ has been made for stoking civilization clash between the West and the East by presenting [...]
Continue reading...27. April 2008
KARACHI: Jashn-e-Latif was celebrated at the Sindh secretariat here. Speaker, Nisar Khuhro, provincial minister, Shazia Murree, Sassi Palejo and others attended this ceremony held under the aegis of Sindh secretariat employees’ organization (SINWA). Sindhi folk vocalists entertained the audience with Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s mystic verses. Speaker Sindh Assembly in his address said that Sindh [...]
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17. August 2008
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