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Renowned columnist Ardeshir Cowasjee is no more in this world. He was suffering from chest illness and had been admitted in a Karachi hospital’s intensive care unit for the past 12 days. The veteran writer died at the age of 86 on Saturday. Known for his ironic yet insightful style of writing, Cowasjee was […]
Sights of Sounds of Pakistan: Chitral Last-part Bir Moghlasht, at an elevation of 2,743 meters (9,900 feet) and 15 km (9 miles) from Chitral, has the summer palace of the former Mehtar of Chitral. From the palace, one can get a good view of the river. The place also offers a spectacular view of […]
Sights of Sounds of Pakistan: Chitral Part-4 Even if someone does not have a liking for Polo, the excitement of the players, the galloping horses and the local crowd would make one yell and clap as a team approaches the goal post of its opponents. One must not miss this festival if one happens […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Turbat Turbat – a small city in the Balochistan province is situated on the left bank of Kech stream, which is a tributary to the Dasht River which flows from Iran. The Makran Range lies to the north and east descends to coastal plains in the south. Turbat is […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Lahore-Last Part During the Sikh’s rule, Lahore was ruthlessly robbed of its beauty and all precious stones and artifacts from the Mughal buildings were plundered and taken to Amritsar for the construction of the Golden Temple. The British annexed it into the British hold in 1849 and transferred to […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Lahore Old City-Last part Raushnai Gate: The most prominent gate, situated at the northern extreme of the city, adjacent to the Lahore Fort. Since it was generally lit at night, it got its name from the urdu word "Raushni" (the light). Being the principal entrance form fort to city, […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Sahiwal Last-part The Sahiwal breed was taken to Australia via New Guinea in the early 1950s, where it was initially selected as a dual-purpose breed. It played a valuable role in the development of the two Australian tropical dairy breeds, the Australian Milking Zebu and the Australian Fresian Sahiwal. […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Sahiwal part-1 Shiwal formerly Montgomery, is a city located in the southeastern Punjab province of Pakistan on the Lower Bari Doab Canal and located some 180 kilometres from the city of Lahore. The archeological remains of Harappa, one of the ancient civilization on archeological evidence dated 3000 to 5000 […]
Sialkot: Sights & Sounds of the Export Capital of Pakistan Part-1 While most of the cities of Punjab are famous for their long history and possession of Mogul architecture, there two cities which are famous for their exports – Faisalabad for world famous cotton bed sheets and hosiery and Sialkot for its sports and […]
Sights and Sounds of Kohat-Last part In its small but carefully tilled glens, the plane, palm, fig and many orchard trees flourish luxuriantly; while brushwood of wild olive, mimosa and other thorny bushes clothes the rugged ravines upon the upper slopes. Occasional grassy glades upon their sides form favorite pasture grounds for the Waziri […]
Sadequain: A Muralist, Calligrapher, Poet and a rare visionary-Last part After Sadequain transformed the art of calligraphy into a mainstream art form, most of the known Pakistani artists have followed Sadequain and calligraphic art now dominates the art scene. Sadequain also painted in bold form the poetic verses of Ghalib, Iqbal and Faiz, […]
UNESCO refuses to extend World Heritage status to three sites in Pakistan The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has now declined Pakistan’s request to extend World Heritage status to three of the ten entries Pakistan filed for in the year 2010. UNESCO has already awarded several World Heritage status to the […]
