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The recent demise of Jamil Naqsh has left a void in the Pakistani art scene. Born in 1939, he had started his journey as an artist at the Mayo School of Arts, where he came to know Ustad Haji Sharif, considered founder of Pakistani miniature. Naqsh soon realised his strengths, and left the school for … Read more
Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri. Photo: File Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri on Tuesday said that the Hajj will be performed in a similar way, with the number of pilgrims significantly reduced, unless a coronavirus vaccine is available. According to Geo News, the minister said Saudi Arabia has made it clear … Read more
Representational image. — AFP/Files Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday said that their jointly developed vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing coronavirus, in what comes as a major development in the fight against the pandemic that has killed over a million people. “Today is a great day for science and humanity. The first set … Read more
The tournament has been lauded as an important step for the Saudi sports world. — SPA RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s first Women’s Football League tournament was opened here on Tuesday, with 24 teams across Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam competing for a championship cup, and a $133,000 cash prize. After Saudi women were allowed to watch football … Read more
The logo of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). — SBP/Files KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced three different categories of markup subsidy rates for affordable housing finance with a maximum tenure of payment extended to 20 years. “This facility will allow all individuals, who will be constructing or buying a new … Read more
Anadolu 7:44 PM | December 03, 2020 Online streaming platform Netflix announced Thursday it will open an office in Istanbul by the second half of 2021. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Turkey’s culture and tourism minister, welcomed the move, as the film and TV industry has become a key tool in promotion and cultural diplomacy as well … Read more
202 out of 309 patients were put on ventilators in different medical facilities across Pakistan during the second wave of coronavirus pandemic, reported on Saturday. The statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) stated that 202 COVID-19 patients are on ventilators in three provincial capitals including 84 in Punjab’s capital Lahore, 73 in … Read more
HYDERABAD – The Christian community on Thursday requested Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (HMC) to maintain cleanliness and install street lights in the areas where the community would be celebrating the upcoming Christmas. A delegation of the community led by father Saleem Iqbal of St Andrews Church called upon the administrator HMC Safdar Ali Bughio in this … Read more
LAHORE:Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that no one would be allowed to commit a dacoity on the public rights as the government was striving to create ease for the public. The chief minister said that the Lahorites would show a mirror to the PDM on 13 December. Special Assistant to CM (SACM) on … Read more
ISLAMABAD -: The graduation ceremony of the 48th batch of PAF Finishing School was held at the Officers’ Mess, PAF Complex here, according to the PAF officials. A press release issued by the APF on Thursday said that Begum Tazeen Mujahid, President Pakistan Air Force Women Association and Patron-in-Chief of PAF Finishing School was the … Read more