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The Textile Department of the National College of Arts (NCA) is conducting a month-long workshop on the indigenous but endangered art of dyeing clothes with colours extracted from fruits and vegetables. The college has invited two craftsmen from Sindh to conduct the workshop participated in by second and third-year students. Sajida Vandal, the NCA principal, [...]

The Edhi Foundation has bought some 20 boats to carry out rescue operations to save the lives of fishermen. Faisal Edhi told The News that out of 20 boats, four were bought for fishermen, to save their lives in case of their vessels’ drowning. The 20-feet long boat can carry 40 people and is also [...]

Zaki Uddin Khalifa opened his first rug store in a small downtown showroom 27 years ago. He had just moved to High Point from Pakistan and had little money for advertising. But his small store grew to become on of the largest Oriental rug stores in the United States with a helping hand from the [...]

The Institution of Engineers Pakistan (IEP) has decided to start subsidized diploma courses in civil, electrical, mechanical and computer technology with admission fee as low as Rs500 per semester. The subsidized courses are aimed at providing an opportunity to people belonging to lower middle and middle class to improve their skills as per the demands [...]

Omer Pasha has released his debut music single and video The Curse, online at www.omerpasha.com. Holding dual nationality Pakistani/Canadian Pasha is one of the very first singers of Pakistan to produce an English single. The single has two video versions The Curse (The Forebodings and The Curse Unveiled follow a theme and story Unveiled of [...]

Around 56 children thrilled with their riding skills by taking part in various interesting events of the Lahore Polo Club (LPC) children riding school competition here on Sunday. In the over two-hour long competition under lights the children from 5 to 15 years of age demonstrated their brilliance and command in general ride, tent pegging, [...]

IBM has set up its Business Continuity and Recovery Services (BCRS) Centre in Pakistan, said a press release of the IBM on Saturday. This is IBM’s 149th centre worldwide and first in the Egypt, Middle East and Pakistan. IBM held a programme here the other day to formally launch its Business Continuity and Recovery Services [...]

It was a lively evening at ‘Adbi Mehfil’ (literary meeting), sponsored by Mohtasib Secretariat Sindh. The Mehfil was enlivened with poetry from Ahmad Faraz and intellectual discourse from Ahmad Maqsood Hamidi and Sarwar Javed. Yusuf Jamal was the host and generous as ever in introducing the guests. As per schedule, Sarwer Javed described the Urdu’s [...]

THE USUAL teddies, rattles and baby outfits just weren’t good enough for five-week-old Ikra Yaseen. Her bus driver dad Mohammed was so overjoyed by the birth of his first child, he decided to buy her a one-off gift of a lifetime – a personalised car number plate, E1KRA. She may not be able to use [...]

“I am Karachi born and have studied up to matriculation. My father was a thread and cord dealer. I never have been interested in books, rather had intention to do some business. I always admire colourful kites and am fond of flying them. I am fond of watching cricket on television. Almighty Allah has blessed [...]