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Ismail Gulgee: An insight into life of Pakistan’s great painter Last-part Art critic Eric Gibson once remarked, Mr. Gulgee began as a portraitist, moving into his colour abstractions only in the past 20 years. These paintings are by far his most interesting. In them, the artist is attempting to fuse two traditions: Islamic calligraphy, […]
Ismail Gulgee: An insight into life of Pakistan’s great painter Part-1 Ismail Gulgee was yet another award winning globally famous Pakistani artist. Ismail Gulgee was born in Peshawar on October 25, 1926. His father and grandfather had moved there from Attock, while his mother was from Hazara. Gulgee’s father studied at the Muslim College […]
Kalash Valley: Where Fairies Dance and Sing Obscured by high mountains and treacherous muddy tracks, there live a people up in the north of Pakistan, who do not even know who they are or from where they came to live a life of isolation – yet maintain and protect their beliefs, their ideology and […]
Poles record a major breakthrough as they emerge the first conquerors of Gasherbrum-1 in winters Perseverance has finally paid off. Poles have clinched yet another winter summit, battling the gruesome Karakorum and have emerged the conquerors of the latest 8000er, Gasherbrum-1 in Pakistan as reported by www.pakistan-explorer.com. On 9th March 2012, approximately at […]
Japanese professor warns of losing the archeological site forever if Gandhara is not excavated "For its preservation, it is crucial to resume work on the Buddhist site, Ranigat located in Gandhara. However, due to the deteriorating security situation and devolution process, the country may risks losing years of history". This was stated by Japanese […]
Leopards of Murree and Galliat Galliat leopards are normally friendly animals, and had not hurt any humans for decades. They are now starving because man has invaded their habitat. Ayaz Ahmed Khan gives an account of how two leopards were killed by wildlife department workers after six women were attacked and killed by a […]
Kalashas in Chitral Valley having the weirdest names in the world If anyone in Pakistan thinks “Sharbat Khan” and “Mohabbat Khan” are weird names to say the least, they should take a detour of the scenic Chitral valley and ask for the names of the Kalasha people living there. The Kalasha does probably […]
First Pakistani documentary-maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy earns Oscar nomination Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, the renowned journalist and documentary maker, has become first Pakistani to earn an Oscar nomination with her film ‘Saving face’, which was named in the “Documentary-short film” category. Obaid, who has documented numerous short films, won an Emmy award, back in 2010, for her documentary, ‘Pakistan Children […]
