On Tuesday morning around 10am,with the sun in its full glory and waves of hot air making it impossible to stand outside,I was in the court room of the Lahore High Court awaiting my turn. As I stood there,I noticed teenagers,around 16-17 years of age,standing in the court room looking . . . →Read More:Survival of the fittest
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By YAROSLAV TROFIMOV LAHORE,Pakistan—It has been a tiring campaign ahead of Saturday’s Pakistani elections,with leading politicians crisscrossing the country to press the flesh. It has been particularly exhausting for Idris Ahmed Ali’s pets. Mr. Ali,a businessman here in Pakistan’s second-largest city,owns six tigers and two pumas,in addition to goats,chicken,cows . . . →Read More:Mystery of the political tiger LAHORE: A fire that erupted at the LDA plaza situated on Lahore’s Edgerton road killed three persons,injured two and trapped several others inside the building,reportedExpress News on Thursday. The fire that erupted around noon started on the 7th and 8th floor of the building and rapidly engulfed three more floors. . . . →Read More:1 dead in LDA plaza fire,Lahore The picture on top says it all. A mob in the background and an exultant youth in the foreground with smoke,fire and burning homes all around. This was the scene in the heart of Lahore when Christian homes were set on fire because of alleged blasphemy by a Christian who had already been booked . . . →Read More:PAKISTAN SHAMED!! This spring yellow kites were replaced by yellow balloons and a rush of language and pros that Lahore has long awaited. As the hub of cultural commotion for centuries,and the birthplace of many internationally recognized writers and poets like Bapsi Sidhwa,Mohsin Hamid,it is quite bizarre that such an event has never been . . . →Read More:English Medium only As leaves begin to turn green from orange marking the end of a short winter,it is a strange thought that spring in Lahore in these recent years has become distinctly different from what we remembered in our childhood. As a child,merely 10 ten years ago,the coming of spring was marked by an . . . →Read More:Basant – a fading art from the cultural map of the world Lahore will be hosting a literary festival on the coming weekend. For a country that only seems to be making headlines for terrorism,political instability,and economic malfunction,not to forget all the Qadris and Altaf Bhais that bombard our headlines,a few academics and ‘artsy’ turn will definitely be a breath of fresh air. . . . →Read More:Lahore Literary Festival:to promote art,not politics (23-25 February 2013)  Leave a comment  Entertainment,What's On!  Ayesha Jalal,Badshahi Mosque,Karachi Literary Festival,Lahore,Lahore Literary Festival,Lahore Literary Festival:to promote art,Leading novelists like Mohammad Hanif,literary festival,Mohsin Hamid,not politics (23-25 February 2013),Pakistani historians,Qadris,Shahi Qila Pakistani commuters travel during a cold and foggy morning in Islamabad on January 8,2013. PHOTO:AFP Foggy cold weather likely to continue over plain areas of Punjab,K-P,Larkana and Sukkur division over next 24 hours. . . . →Read More:Capture the Cold Corruption Of Lahore Cantonment Board Unveiled Corruption Of Lahore Cantonment Board Unveiled Host &Produced By Azaan Malik Director Crime &Current Affairs Raavi News Cameraman Shahwaiz Sarwar Researcher Shaheer Jamil . . . →Read More:Corruption Of Lahore Cantonment Board Unveiled Pakistan may not have brought home any medals from this summer’s Olympics,but it can now lay claim to world records in chapati-making,plug-wiring and chessboard-arranging. A weekend of bizarre record attempts in the eastern city of Lahore began on Saturday night when 42,813 people in the national hockey stadium sang the . . . →Read More:Punjabi youth set Guinness World Records Leave a comment Achievers 42813 people in the national hockey stadium sang the national anthem together,616 martial arts kicks on a punchbag in just three minutes,Ahmed Amin Bodla,arrange the pieces on a chessboard using only one hand,chapati breads – mixing,Guinness World Records,kneading spinning cooking in three minutes,Lahore,Mehek Gul,Mohammad Mansha,National Hockey Stadium,Punjab Youth Festival,Punjabi youth set Guinness World Records,summer’s Olympics,world records in chapati-making,world records in chessboard arranging,world records in plug-wiring | |||
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