LAHORE, March 3: On the completion of 75 years of Progressive Writers Association of Pakistan, a seminar was organised at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan in which writers and intellectuals threw…
Pietra dura – a beauty in need of beholder
LAHORE, March 3: The monuments known for their rich collection of semi-precious stones have not seen ‘pietra dura’ work for the last 22 years. Pietra dura (Italian) is a technique through which…
Khyber Steam Track abandand
Khyber steam track which once used to take tourists across the Khyber pass are now abandand this is an interesting image taken by Mr. Iqbal Goraya of Nai Baat newspaper. Picture shows…
Pakistani filmmake Sharmeen Obaid becomes the first Oscar Award Winner
Pakistani film producer who was in the lime light of media recently due to her nomination for Oscar has finally won the prestigious Oscar Award for her documentary film “Saving Face”. Sharmeen…
Historical significance of Chaukundi Highlighted
KARACHI, Feb 25: Speakers threw light on the significance of preserving historical monuments in general and Chaukandi tombs in particular at the first national conference of Chaukandi graveyard/monuments at the site of…
Chakwals oldest cultural fair defies modernism
CHAKWAL: Feb 19: A bull show, locally called Jalsa, held in a village here the other day provided much-needed excitement and recreation to the local people. Talagang Road leading to the Mureed…
Wazir Khan Mosque rediscovered – Book on architecture launched
ISLAMABAD: Wazir Khan Mosque was rediscovered Friday at the National Art Gallery when Memoona Khan introduced her book she had written on its ancient architecture. The associate professor, author and chairperson at…
Anarkali Myth, Mystry and history
njoying the rich architecture and the cultural-historical treasures of Lahore, one cannot help being awed by the grandeur and the mystery of a Mughal-era tomb’s pale-white dome situated inside the south-western boundary…
Conserving wetlands thrugh tourism
By Nasir Ali Panhwar IN areas of natural attractions, eco-tourism is often used as the primary justification for developing hotels/ motels and other facilities, mainly because of its socio-economic benefits. If ecotourism…
Rare Indus Seal discovered at archeological site in Cholistan
LAHORE, Feb 6: The Punjab University’s archaeology department has discovered a rare Indus seal in steatite material with carved figure of an Ibex with two pictographs from the archeological site of Wattoowala…
Pakistan Tourism very slow but improving
Pakistan having troubled politics and media’s ruthless ill-reporting has huge tourism prospects. Its rich history and beautiful mountains are still are unmatched. There are still many tourists who want to see this…
Gora Qabrustan – Christian Cemetery Karachi
THE silence is tangible. Graves do not speak. They remain hush-hush and communicate through quietude. Quietude has its own language ? language of unrealised dreams, of a life well-led or of untimely…