by Abdullah Bai A rescue team in a daring operation retrieved the body of Imtiyaz Ahmed from a peak in Hindu Kush mountain range in Ghizer District of Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday. The body was taken to Shimshal and laid to rest amid tears. A large number of people, family members, and fellow climbers laid him to rest after a week’s …
Demand arrest of killers and compensation for the deceased’s family Islamabad: Scores of student and youth activists from Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) assembled outside National Press Club on Saturday to protest the murder of a blogger and demanded arrest of the perpetrators. The protesters were carrying placards and banners inscribed with slogans condemning the murder of Muhammad Bilal Khan, 23, and chanting …
Parvez Mahmood examines some of the places where Muslim communities have been hit hardest by rigid attitudes by Parvez Mahmood The dictionary meaning of orthodoxy is to “follow or conform to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice.” More than actual actions, it is an attitude and a way of life. The implications …
Rohit Sharma’s century and tidy bowling secured their 89-run victory via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the tournament’s most anticipated group match MANCHESTER (England), Jun 16: India extended their unblemished World Cup record against Pakistan after Rohit Sharma’s century and tidy bowling secured their 89-run victory via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the tournament’s most anticipated group match on Sunday. Put into …
Raza Naeem offers a translation in which the late Enver Sajjad (1935 – 2019) writes about himself and his art by Raza Naeem Translator’s Note: One of Pakistan’s last true Renaissance men, writer, novelist, artist, actor, dancer and playwright, Dr Enver Sajjad passed away on June 6 last week. He was one of the last Pakistani writers who wrote fiction of an …
Senator (retd) Javed Jabbar AS an individual who has the privilege of knowing Mr Justice Qazi Faez Isa for over 30 years, and of having worked closely with him in co-compiling and producing the first-ever handbook of its kind for UNESCO-AMIC in 1997 titled: “Mass media laws and regulations in Pakistan — with a historical commentary” one is able to …
Last year over 17,000 tourists flocked to Kalash valley which is comprised of three valleys with 4,000 population. Herald Report In remote Kalash valley of Chitral, the Kalash minority community has preserved their unique culture, traditions, and lifestyle in the face of growing threats from external intrusion and coercion. Kalasha, a primitive pagan tribe, have a unique religion, culture, rituals …
Iranian-American scholar of religious history Dr Reza Aslan delivered an engaging talk titled ‘Why do we believe?’ at Habib University on Thursday evening. Dr Aslan first enlightened the audience, which had packed the university’s H.M. Habib auditorium like sardines, about the many myths that exist about the act of creation in the history of mankind, including ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian …
I.A Rehman THE world has been observing anniversaries of important signposts during the final phase of the Second World War, such as the Soviet forces’ entry into Berlin, and the Allies’ victory in Europe. These celebrations will continue till the middle of August when the anniversary of Japan’s surrender (after the indefensible use of atom bombs on the civilian population …
Dr Asim Sajjad IT is undoubtedly true that Pakistan has been looted and plundered by ruling elites for the best part of its existence, that our collective history would read very differently if this looted wealth had instead been used to meet people’s needs, and that finding ways and means to arrest the use of public office for private gain …
