Palestinian playwright Ahmed Tobasi has perfected the art of cultural resistance – Culture
In his play, And Here I Am, Ahmed Tobasi depicts the realities of living under occupation and the effect it had on him and the people around him. The Palestinian art director of the Freedom Theatre staged his play — entirely in Arabic — as part of the Arts Council’s World Culture Festival in Karachi on […]
MDCAT top scorers in hot water as FIA to hold their ‘mock exam’ – Pakistan
• Agency’s cyber crime cell issues call-up notices to several students• States it is not “practically possible” for anyone to obtain 97pc marks and above KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned various candidates who obtained over 90 per cent marks in the Sept 22 Medical and Dental College Admissions Test (MDCAT) and planned […]
SMG-wielding man kills restaurant worker, injures dozen others in Islamabad – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: An SMG wielding man roamed around the capital on Monday and Tuesday, murdering a restaurant worker, injuring a dozen people, including security guards, and looting millions of rupees in five incidents. All the five robberies were committed in front of banks by attacking security guards of cash vans. Out of the five incidents, the […]
‘CEO of supercute’: Hello Kitty turns 50 – Culture
Hello Kitty, the cute, enigmatic character that adorns everything from handbags to rice cookers, turns 50 on Friday — still making millions for her Japanese creators. The simple design of the character – who is not a cat, but a little girl from London according to Sanrio, the company behind Kitty — has mileage as […]
PTI leaders protest against ex-CJP Isa outside London’s Middle Temple – World
A large crowd of PTI supporters and leaders gathered near Chancery Lane outside London’s Middle Temple to protest against former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Tuesday evening. The former CJP was attending a prestigious event at Middle Temple, one of the four Inns of Court — lawyers’ associations in the United […]
Investors take cover in Asia ahead of US election – World
Investors are selling yen and taking shelter in cash, India, pockets of China’s markets and Singapore dollars ahead of a US election that could shake out global money and trade flows. Asia’s financial markets stand on the front line of what could be a wild ride when votes are tallied and in the months ahead […]
Rizwan unfazed by Kirsten’s departure ahead of Australia tour – Sport
PAKISTAN captain Mohammad Rizwan gestures during a press conference at a local hotel on Tuesday.—Tahir Jamal/White Star KARACHI: Newly-appointed Pakistan One-day International and T20I captain Mohammad Rizwan is unfazed by the resignation of head coach Gary Kirsten as the team looks forward to its tour of Australia. Kirsten stepped down as the national side’s white-ball […]
De Zorzi, Stubbs tons steer South Africa to 307-2 against Bangladesh – Sport
CHITTAGONG: Tony de Zorzi and Tristan Stubbs put South Africa in command on 307-2 and left Bangladesh floundering after day one of the second and final Test in Chattogram on Tuesday. Both men made their maiden Test hundreds in a second-wicket partnership of 201 after the visitors won the toss and chose to take first […]
PTI activists ‘ready’ to face Nawaz in US – World
• Opt not to protest outside grieving Pakistani businessman’s home• Ex-PM will visit Washington, NYC, Boston for personal engagements, check-up WASHINGTON: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in the US on Monday for a brief visit to express condolence over the demise of a friend’s wife and undergo a medical check-up. The news of PML-N […]
26th Amendment dismantles constitutional checks & balances: ex-PM Abbasi – Pakistan
KARACHI: Former prime minister and Awaam Pakistan (AP) party convener Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday said that the 26th Amendment had dismantled the structure of checks and balances established by the Constitution, making the judiciary subordinate to the executive. Speaking to the legal community on the invitation of the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) at the […]