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Bright sun, gusty wind and colorfully decorated kites dominated the Saturday afternoon sky as students and families from throughout the area gathered in traditional clothing to celebrate the Basant Festival on campus. The festival is the first of its kind at NT. The association hopes to make Basant an annual event. Haider said the association …

A large number of people have come in droves to celebrate ‘Basant’, Lahore’s famous kite-flying festival, on Azaiba Beach. It was like a mini Lahore as people came in colourful clothes to match the festive occasion which has become an annual feature and one of various cultural and social activities organised by Pakistan Social …

Nargis said she wanted to make Pakistani artistes and commercial theatre popular in the West. “After every 15 days we will stage a new play in Toronto,” she said. She said that she would take a delegation of Pakistani artistes to Canada. She said that there were many Pakistani film and TV artistes living in …

Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq held his nerve to guide his side to a memorable last-ball victory over India in the fourth one-day international in Ahmedabad. A win had seemed unlikely as Tendulkar, after scoring just 12 runs in his previous three innings, returned to his best, defying cramp and sweltering heat to hit 123, his first …

The ‘All about Eve’ event opened at a local hotel Monday celebrating many shades and colours of womanhood. A large number of women and young girls attended the event and gained firsthand knowledge about various pertinent issues relating to their lives. Shahnaz Abbas and Zohra Kamal provided vital tips for Eve’s on home remedies. …

Air blue under its Child Enrichment Programme took the students of four different private and NGO schools of the City to Nawabshah on a short trip to give them chance to enjoy the air journey. The students mainly belonged to middle class families and were very happy and enjoyed this short travel. Air blue …

Pakistani community in Canada will donate additional $25,000 to raise the amount of Quaid-I-Azam Muhammad Ali Jnnah scholarship at the York University to $100,000. Ghalib Iqbal handed over cheques to winners of the Jinnah essay contest of York University students. Khalid H. Khan, a Canadian of Pakistani origin, was declared the winner and was given …

Jiangxi Copper Co., China’s largest producer of the metal, is spending $120 million on a copper and gold mine in Pakistan to secure more supplies of the metals, The company made an initial investment for the first-phase of development of the Saindak copper mine, The company will secure 20,000 metric tons of copper and 2 …

Amidst wolf-whistles, tinkling bangles and music the National College of Arts (NCA) held a fashion show titled ‘Made in heaven’ in the college courtyard. The theme of the show was ‘Heaven pure, untouched’. The brochure of the show read, “Heaven is ideally a place free of vice, where notions of peace, tranquility and goodwill are …

Yahoo! the world’s number one online media brand and the most trafficked Internet destination with more than 345 million unique visitors has launched Yahoo! Messenger for SMS in Pakistan with Mobilink, the country’s leading cellular service provider. The partnership between Yahoo! and Mobilink will see Yahoo! Messenger for SMS extended to well over 5 …

ZTE Corporation, China’s largest listed telecommunications equipment manufacturer and wireless solutions provider, is to open a 60,000 square metre facility on the outskirts of Islamabad in Pakistan as part of its growing presence in international markets. ZTE already has more than ten per cent of the fixed line market in Pakistan, while its wireless products …

The medical facility would cater and provide best medical services and would be one of its kind of affordable Hub to serve millions people. The Hospital complex will consist of 12-to15-storey medical tower including 2-3 basements, two-house medical facilities in required disciplines. The Medical complex will serve as medical training institute as well as the …

The first group of 31 passengers arrived from Pakistan’s side of the province at 2 p.m., walking across a 220-foot steel bridge, where they were mobbed by Indian officials and soldiers bearing gifts, sweets and garlands of marigolds. One of the Kashmiri passengers knelt to kiss the asphalt. Some wept. The bus service established …

The Dubai-headquartered Geo TV, flagship channel of the Pakistan-based Jang group of media companies, has decided to shift from a single channel entity to being a full fledged network. On the agenda, is the launch of ten channels dealing in all genres. The ten being general entertainment, news, youth, lifestyle, music, kids, sports, movies, …