Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Mountaineering legend rebuilding villages in Pakistan
He has scaled Mt Everest without bottled oxygen, crossed Antarctica and travelled solo across the Gobi desert. Now controversial Italian climber Reinhold Messner, called the most famous mountaineer alive, wants to rebuild two villages of Pakistan devastated by an earthquake.
The 60-year-old, who has climbed all the 14 mountain peaks in the world towering above 8,000 …
Lahore students learn the art of natural dyeing
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, said the …
20 new Edhi boats for deep sea rescue
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 equipped with …
