Friday, October 8, 2004
Award-winning Pakistani Film Opens in New York Today
“Silent Waters” was shown as part of this year’s New Directors/New Films series. Following are excerpts from Elvis Mitchell’s review, which appeared in The New York Times on March 30; the full text is available below. The film opens today at the Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, Greenwich Village.
“Silent Waters” is several different movies, …
Lahore Exhibition Joins Fresh and Seasoned Painters
An exhibition of paintings by old and new artists in oil, water, pastel and acrylic opened at the Coopera Art Gallery on Thursday.
There were over 100 pieces of art on display at the exhibition, including by established artists such as Dr Ijaz Anwar, Ghulam Rasool, Mehboob Ali, Rahat Naveed Masood and Muhammad Javed, the gallery …
Nuclear Desalination Plant for Karachi Suggested
The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has suggested the use of nuclear seawater desalination technology to overcome the growing shortage of water for industrial, agricultural and domestic use in the country.
Seawater desalination is considered to be a viable option especially for Karachi and the coastal belt as it was being successfully used in Japan and …
Dynamic Pakistani Duo to Join County Cricket
Surrey are just one brick away from completing their rebuilding process under Steve Rixon after Pakistani pair Azhar Mahmood and Mohammad Akram signed deals on Thursday.
Australian Rixon, who led New South Wales to four Sheffield Shields and a handful of one-day titles as coach, will now try to finalise the county’s second overseas signing before …
