2011 Pkrelief
“At khorwah medical camp organized by Offroad Pakistan, the floods may have gone but pain still remains in eyes searching for a future” By F.K … Read entire article »
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Rebuilding Lives … Charity Gala Dinner with Wasim Akram
Sohail Anjum PHOTOGRAPHY www.sohailanjum.co.uk Pakistan cricketing legend, Wasim Akram is set to team up with Islamic Relief to help rebuild lives in Pakistan, following last year’s devastating floods. The first bowler to take over 500 wickets in one day internationals will join Islamic Relief for exclusive fundraising dinners in *London on 9th July and *Bradford on 24th July* As well as an interview and open question and answer session with Wasim Akram, there shall be live entertainment with qawali group, Sufi Touch and lots more! The dinners are … Read entire article »
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Pride in Pakistan?
By : Sohail anjum / www.sohailanjum.co.uk … Read entire article »
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Picturing Pakistan’s Floods: A Photographer Looks Back
By Jonathan Makiri A Pakistani man and boy, displaced by floods, walk through flood waters on Aug. 22, 2010 in the village of Baseera near Muzaffargarh in Punjab, Pakistan. Haiti, Chile, Eyjafjallajokull — 2010 was a year when catastrophic natural disasters felt in abundance and seemed to span the entire calendar year. With the media focused on the dire conditions these disasters caused, the devastating floods that swept across Pakistan, … Read entire article »
From the Frying Pan into the Fire
They say in Africa that when elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. To this Julius Nyerere had once added that when elephants make love, the grass still suffers. Nyerere had made this witty remark at a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in the 1970′s. The organisation had been formed to extricate as much of the world from suffering the same fate as the grass in this African proverb, during the Cold War. Yet, it failed Afghanistan … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Books, Citizens, History, Images, Photos, war
A Realist with a Heart: Remembering Raj Kapoor
By Mohammad Taqi چناں قحط سالے شد اندر دمشق کہ یاراں فراموش کردند عشق ( سعدی شیرازی ) Saadi of Shiraz wrote with great dismay that “the famine in Damascus is so bad that friends have forgotten how to love”. Something much worse has befallen our city, Peshawar. It is difficult, if not impossible, to talk about music, art, films or love when the terror reigns supreme and war has ravished the city and its citizens alike. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Arts and Crafts, Cinema, culture, drama, Heritage, History, India, Media, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Peshawar, Photos
Fighting for Jinnah's Pakistan
From DAWN By Ashfak Bokhari There has never been so great a need to revisit Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s legacy as now, under the changed circumstances, to renew our resolve to adhere to his ideals, his principles and his vision of Pakistan. Nor has there been so much urgency to disseminate and popularise the political philosophy of Mr Jinnah — the Quaid-i-Azam to most of us — which has now largely been either ignored by the political community … Read entire article »
VIVA LA BRADISTAN MELA
THIS IS BRADISTAN (courtesy Daily Times - this article was first published.Sir Cam was the Guest columnist for Bradistan from Mela 2003.Dil Nawaz’s comments and updates for2008 will appear within brackets 2009 Mela will be held on weekend of 13th and 14th of June 2009) Here in was a mighty fusion of cultures: Eastern, Western, English, Pakistani, Indian, African, Arab and others — a potpourri of sounds, smells, and sights … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Cinema, Citizens, culture, Dance, drama, Europe, Heritage, History, Humor, Identity, Images, Imperialism, India, Islam, Languages, Literature, Media, minorities, Pakistan, Photos, poetry, Politics, Punjabi, Reviews, Society, south asia, Sufism, Theatre, Travel, video, youth
My Mission Statement
by Imaduddin Ahmed I always wanted to help Pakistan develop. … Read entire article »
Picture of the day
This is a beautiful picture taken by Abro of a village famed for its larger than life characters. … Read entire article »
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An image of the Pak Tea House – courtesy ST
Shaan Taseer from Karachi has sent us this image that was captured while he was shooting for a documentary on The Pak Tea House. The documentary was shown at the Kara Film Festival 2005. … Read entire article »
"Arts Pakistan" – a place to visit
by Raza Rumi The art world of Pakistan is not given the attention it deserves. But amends are being made. Arts Pakistan, or Artspak, is a recently developed website, with an exclusive collection of videos, paintings and photographs that depicts the country’s vibrant art scene. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Dance, Pakistan, Photos, Theatre
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Sunrise at the Arabian Sea, Charna Island
24 Dec 2011
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