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The latest wave of pop music has swept the city’s young off their feet and the sale of musical instruments, especially guitars, has risen sharply, indicated a Daily Times survey. Alam A Alam, a guitar shop owner in Liberty Market, said that the people demanded guitars which they had seen celebrities play in videos. “The …

US adventurer Steve Fossett was approaching the coast of Pakistan late Tuesday after overcoming a navigation equipment problem that threatened to derail his historic bid to make the first non-stop flight around the world without refueling. The GlobalFlyer was over the Arabian Sea heading east towards Karachi, Pakistan at speeds of around 340 knots (390 …

While working in a post office in the UK, he kept on painting as a hobby along with sorting out letters. Later, he started displaying and selling his works in the art streets for a meagre 5 to 10 pounds. Slowly people started noticing his unusual work and he got recognition through his major solo …

Before the show started, people had little idea about what the Turkish friends had come to offer. In less than two hours time, the Kemal Reis Skeleton Band of the Turkish Navy Ship had made sure they will be remembered by all those present for a long time to come. The song had a …

The first ever international book fair in Pakistan opens today at the Expo Centre, Fortress Stadium, Lahore Cantonment. Over a hundred foreign publishers and over a hundred domestic publishers will participate in the fair. Hundreds of thousands of books on every topic under the sun will be on sale at discounted prices, say the organisers, …

Field Touring Alpine has released details of a new schedule through the midst of the Karakorum Himalaya this season - a near 350km hike inside the deepest and most spectacular recesses of the fabled mountain range. The trip will essentially complete the “Grand Traverse” going from the states of Baltistan to Hunza in NW Pakistan, …