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Nigar Nazar speaks of her creation with obvious affection. “Gogi is a Pakistani woman who wears polka dots ? because I love them.” Though internationally recognized and honoured as Pakistan’s first female cartoonist, Nazar modestly confesses, “I doodled long before I became an artist.” She approached the principal of the Arts Council of Pakistan in [...]

The notion that Pakistan is more dangerous than Iraq is absurd. I hired a car in Islamabad and headed out onto the partially completed M2 motorway that will eventually connect Lahore (near the Indian border) with Peshawar (the last city on the road to the Khyber Pass and Afghanistan). Suicide bombs, battles in tribal areas, [...]

New York-based artist Shahzia Sikander has achieved international acclaim for her diverse body of works, which range from miniature-size paintings to room-size installations … In the mid-1990s, her early works prompted curators and critics everywhere to align Sikander with many other artists whose work dealt with themes of personal and cultural identity. She was included [...]

With his catchy numbers and boyish good looks that make female fans swoon, Roy is the latest musician to try his luck in India from across the salt desert. While Hindi films are only now making their way to theatres in Pakistan, music has always made it’s way across the border to our country. And [...]

Pakistan-born Muslim immigrant Amjad Hussain, 47, was this week promoted to rear admiral from commodore. The Royal Navy have appointed their first non-white admiral. The admiral made national headlines in 1989 when he escorted Princess Diana around his ship, the frigate HMS Cornwall. Dad Mazhar worked as a railway signalman before building his own small [...]

Salim’s chiffon-wearing alter ego, Begum (Mrs.) Nawazish Ali, has become an overnight star, using style and pomp to confront prickly topics with Pakistani politicians, Islamic religious figures and celebrities, posing questions that more established journalists routinely steer clear of. Born a boy, Ali Salim long prayed to God to make him a girl. Years later, [...]

About 31 students from various schools, colleges and universities and 23 amateur singers enthralled performed during the session. As per the conference’s 50-year-old tradition, the first session featured students and amateurs. Lahore’s music enthusiasts saw excellent performances by talented amateurs amidst magical lights and the smell of paapars being made on red hot coal, during [...]

This is a new trend as in the past the bureaucracy used to frown on any organized gathering. The biggest city of the country, Karachi, has long been called the city of lights. However, of late, it is now truly shining with a number of events and functions taking place at the behest of different [...]

They arrived in Lahore from Thailand and hired an auto-rickshaw to visit different places in Pakistan. They said Pakistan was a beautiful country and had many enchanting places, but the Pakistan government had not done much to promote tourism and foreigners were not aware of the good sites in Pakistan. British couple tourists, Thomas and [...]

He is a British citizen of Pakistani descent and a practicing Muslim. At 11, he was a boxing prodigy. By his teens, he was the best young amateur boxer in the United Kingdom. Amir Khan is a slender 19-year-old with smooth skin the color of cafe con leche. His handshake is weak, his long, delicate [...]