Women who named the unnamed: tribute to the brilliance by Sameena Siddiqui Who they are, they are bizarre! But them you can’t extinguish, They are whole, they are part, mingled so, you can’t distinguish, Determined! They want the flame of hope to ignite, Determined! They want life to illuminate like light, Who they are, they are bizarre! Them you can’t …
YDA, PMA observe August 26 as ‘black day’ against the attitude of health authorities, give 10-day ultimatum to government to accept five-point charter of demands, enforce regularisation act by Inayat Abadali Gilgit: Young Doctors Association (YDA) and Pakistan Medical Association GB chapters observed ‘black day’ against what they called exploitation of the young professionals, ‘irresponsible’ attitude of health department bureaucrats …
Dr. Tarar’s talk is about Pakistani culture, forgotten Pakistani art and his work on the history of the National College of Arts, Pakistan and Pakistani cultural identity. Dr. Tarar explains psychological derivation and anthropological emergence of Pakistani culture as a national and cultural identity. Apart from being a writer, anthropologist, and culture enthusiast, Mr. Nadeem has left no stone unturned …
AFP NEW DELHI: The Indian government and women’s groups hailed ‘historic’ legislation on Wednesday that criminalised ‘instant divorce’ for Muslims, but an influential religious group said it would launch a legal challenge. India’s upper house passed a bill on Tuesday banning the centuries-old practice that allowed men to separate from their wives by saying ‘talaq’– or divorce — three times. …
Qudrat Ali and Saad Munawar traverse 665km through Himalays, Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges in 23 days Abdullah Bai Islamabad July 18: Two Pakistani climbers have set a new world record by completing traverse of three mountain ranges in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. Qudrat Ali, a famous climber from Shimshal valley in upper Hunza and Saad Munawar, a student from …
Pakistan has been facing a vulnerability of losing its rare artifacts since long as the government has no record of antiquities stolen or smuggled out of the country, experts and officials have warned. The country is situated in a region that had been home to the centuries-old civilisations like Mehrgarh, Indus Valley, and Gandhara. Pakistan hosts scores of …
ISLAMABAD: Hopes dimmed for two European climbers who went missing on Nanga Parbat as helicopters failed to spot signs of the mountaineers Monday, increasing fears that they may have perished. Pakistani army helicopters that had earlier been grounded by foul weather scoured the peaks of Nanga Parbat for signs of Italian Daniele Nardi and Scotsman Tom Ballard, who have been missing …
Herald Report Hopes of tracing two climbers on Nanga Parbat dimming as the rescuers did not find any clue of the duo who went missing Sunday last on the second highest mountain peak in Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan army helicopters have scuppered the mountainside for Italian climber Daniele Nardi, 42, and his British partner Tom Ballard, 30, though inclement weather and tensions …
How India’s prime minister uses Hindu nationalism When the world’s biggest electorate handed Narendra Modi a thumping victory five years ago, India seemed poised for far-reaching change. His party had won an outright majority of seats in the national parliament, a rare feat in India’s fractious politics. This was not only punishment for tarnished incumbents or reward for Mr Modi’s hard-working, …
Tom Ballard, 30, was trying to reach the summit of the ‘killer mountain’ with a friend, Daniele Nardi, 42. HAH Report A British climber and his Italian friend have been reported missing on Nanga Parbat, dubbed as the “Killer Mountain” in the Himalayan Range of Gilgit-Baltistan, according to media reports. Tom Ballard, 30, and his Italian climbing partner, Daniele Nardi, 42, set out their journey …
