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Taking a fashion step forward
KARACHI: As a child, Sarah Anees used to tell people she wanted to be Benazir Bhutto or Maheen Khan when she grew up. Over the years, she developed a penchant for fashion design, which led her to...
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Raga Boyz broaden horizons
LAHORE: Ever wonder what the Raga Boyz are up to? The three-boy band, featuring sons of ghazal legend Ustad Hamid Ali Khan, may not have lived up to what’d be expected from any prodigy of the Patiala...
View ArticleBalochistan Assembly approves Rs229.67 billion budget
QUETTA: Balochistan assembly on Wednesday approved the provincial budget of over Rs229.67 billion for the fiscal year 2015-16. The total outlay of the development budget is Rs54.55 billion while...
View ArticleStyle Guide: 7 ways to rock denim this summer
You know its summers when slipping into a skinny jeans seems like a nightmare. Before tucking your denims into some corner throughout the unfriendly weather, you should know there are many smart ways...
View ArticleEmbrace the Neanderthal within you
WASHINGTON: You may not know it, but you probably have some Neanderthal in you. For people around the world, except sub-Saharan Africans, about 1 to 3 per cent of their DNA comes from Neanderthals, our...
View ArticleAmazon Studios moving forward with ‘Elvis & Nixon’
Amazon Studios is in final talks for the movie Elvis & Nixon, which will debut in theatres only, and the theatrical rollout will be handled by Bleecker Street as part of the deal, according to...
View ArticleTom Holland cast as the new Spider-Man
NEW YORK: Little-known English actor Tom Holland has been picked to play the web-slinging superhero in the next Spider-Man film, which is due for release in July 2017, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios...
View ArticleSaudi-led warplanes bomb rebels across Yemen
SANAA: Warplanes from the Saudi-led Arab coalition have launched heavy raids against rebel positions in seven Yemeni provinces, witnesses and military sources said Wednesday. The attacks that began...
View ArticleAltaf refutes BBC’s ‘Raw agent’ allegations against MQM
KARACHI: A day after a damning BBC report alleged that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) had received funding from India, party chief Altaf Hussain rejected the assertions, terming them as false and...
View ArticlePakistan pledges $1m aid for reconstruction work in quake-hit Nepal
The government has pledged $1 million in aid for reconstruction and rehabilitation in Nepal after devastating earthquakes hit the country earlier this year. The announcement was made by Pakistan’s...
View ArticleJUI-F wants Khattak administration out, for a month
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl has demanded the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government to resign for a month and the judiciary to takeover during Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa local government by-polls. “The...
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PAF officer wins prestigious Best Overseas Award at Royal Air Force Academy
LONDON: Pakistan Air Force Flying Officer Junaid Saleem recently received the Best Overseas Award at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Academy, Cranwell in the United Kingdom. The Pakistan High Commission in...
View ArticleEhtesab Commission asked to explain why AWKUM was under investigation
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court issued a notice to the Ehtesab Commission on Thursday to explain why it was running a concurrent investigation into Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan. The National...
View ArticleIn government use: Details on non-custom paid vehicles collected
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has collected details of non-custom paid vehicles used by employees of various government departments. According to a handout issued on Thursday, the...
View ArticleResting in peace: Over 500 communal graves dug up for heatwave victims
KARACHI: Around 500 communal graves have been dug up in Muhammad Shah graveyard of North Karachi and Sadiqabad graveyard in New Karachi, in what is most likely the first such move in the city. The...
View ArticleFirst-aid: Learn how to treat heatstroke patients, save lives
KARACHI: The doctors who are treating an unprecedented number of heatstroke patients in the unforgiving heat of Karachi feel many lives could have been saved had people known how to administer...
View ArticleBlistering heat: City sells Rs1b worth of ACs during heatwave
KARACHI: The sale of split air-conditioners (ACs) and room coolers has seen a dramatic spike during this heatwave with nearly 20,000 units worth Rs1 billion sold in the past four days. “I have never...
View ArticleGovt rejects 700 cut motions to pass budget
KARACHI: After deliberating and debating over it for nine days, the Sindh Assembly finally approved on Thursday the Rs739 billion budget for the fiscal year, 2015-16 along with a supplementary budget...
View ArticleDisaster readiness: ‘Better prepared this year to take on floods’
LAHORE: The government has allocated Rs1.5 billion to cope with floods and other emergency situations this year, Provincial Disaster Management Authority Director General Jawad Akram told media persons...
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Rehabilitation: TEVTA to impart skills to 25,000 prisoners
LAHORE: The Technical Education and Vocational Authority (TEVTA) will train 25,000 prisoners in prisons across the Punjab in 15 vocational short courses. In the first phase, TEVTA will train 6,400...
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