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Drama competition starts at RAC

ISLAMABAD: Inter colleges and universities drama competition started at Rawalpindi Arts Council on Wednesday. Th

Published 26 Sep, 2012 08:43am

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Sotheby's gains new foothold in China art market

BEIJING: Sotheby's is set to become the first international fine art auction house in China after signing a joint ventur

Published 21 Sep, 2012 10:04pm

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FBI adds Renoir to its arts crime hit parade

WASHINGTON: FBI has added a Renoir to its global gallery of major art thefts, a year after it was stolen from a private

Published 18 Sep, 2012 07:49pm

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Art, Speech competition on Japan on Wednesday

ISLAMABAD: The Embassy of Japan has arranged an art and speech competition about Japan here on September 19 at Pakistan

Published 18 Sep, 2012 09:07am

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Renowned Urdu feminist writer Hajra Masroor passes away

KARACHI: Renowned feminist writer of Pakistan and author of several books and short stories in Urdu, Hajra Masroor passe

Published 15 Sep, 2012 12:50pm

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Workshop on `Art, Photography Craze' starts

ISLAMABAD: A workshop on `Art and Photography Craze' started here Friday at Kuch Khaas, Center for Arts, Culture and Dia

Published 14 Sep, 2012 09:23am

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Contemporary art show to highlight creativity

ISLAMABAD: The Rohtas Art Gallery has scheduled a biggest showing of Pakistani Contemporary Art at the National Art Gall

Published 13 Sep, 2012 10:23am

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Moving museum takes "snapshot" of unsung Russian art

MOSCOW: British art curator James Brett believes people are either born artists or they are not. The eccentric founder

Published 12 Sep, 2012 10:43pm

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George Michael rocks Paris Opera

PARIS: George Michael on Sunday became the first pop singer to play a gig at the Paris Opera, with a special gala concer

Published 10 Sep, 2012 06:41am

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Alexander Wang glows in the dark at NY fashion week

NEW YORK: Alexander Wang thrilled his guests with futuristic outfits that glow in the dark Saturday as he reaffirmed his

Published 09 Sep, 2012 07:28am

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Famed intellectual Ashfaq Ahmed remembered

ISLAMABAD: Renowned for his spiritualistic approach towards life, Ashfaq Ahmed who was a distinguished writer, playwrigh

Published 07 Sep, 2012 08:26am

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Chinese 'blind spot' for Western readers

HONG KONG: A potent mix of state censorship, conservative publishing choices and scant translation means international r

Published 03 Sep, 2012 06:30am

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Rahat Fateh Ali to entertain Islooites in live concert on Sept 5

ISLAMABAD: Maestro of classical singing Rahat Fateh Ali Khan will perform in a live concert here on September 5 to enter

Published 02 Sep, 2012 03:19pm

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Faith opens door for Israeli into Whirling Dervish order

JAT: As the sun begins setting over his mountainside dwelling, Miki Cohen takes his position under a wrought iron gazebo

Published 02 Sep, 2012 07:20am

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Picasso, Duchamp in face-off in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM: Stockholm's Museum of Modern Art is pitting Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, two of the 20th century's moder

Published 02 Sep, 2012 06:33am

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French rocker Hallyday heads to US after health scare

FORT-DE-FRANCE: Veteran French rocker Johnny Hallyday left a Caribbean hospital on Friday on board a private jet en rout

Published 31 Aug, 2012 10:57am

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Solo show on rural imagery opens tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: A solo exhibition of paintings on rural imagery will be displayed here on September 1 at gallery 6 by artist

Published 31 Aug, 2012 10:09am

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Twitter co-founders create online publishing site

SAN FRANCISCO: A website launched by Twitter co-founders as a publishing platform for stories, memories and news was ope

Published 15 Aug, 2012 08:00pm

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Muslim ex-worker sues Disney for Religious Discrimination

KARACHI: Imane Boudlal, a Muslim employee sues Disneyland for persecution and religious discrimination by saying that th

Published 15 Aug, 2012 11:17am

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Death anniversary of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to be observed today

ISLAMABAD: The 15th death anniversary of the legendary qawwali maestro‚ Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan will be observed tod

Published 15 Aug, 2012 09:46am

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Pir Mazhar to write book on Judicial History of country to disclose hidden facts

KARACHI: Senior Minister for Education & Literacy Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq would write a book on ‘Judiciary’s biased role’ agai

Published 15 Aug, 2012 09:42am

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Lok Virsa celebrates independence day

ISLAMABAD: Maintaining its previous traditions, Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) celebrat

Published 15 Aug, 2012 09:03am

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51st death anniversary of Baba-i-Urdu on Aug 16

KARACHI: The 51st death anniversary of Baba-i-Urdu Molvi Abdul Haq will be observed on August 16. This was announced in

Published 13 Aug, 2012 11:06am

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Exhibition of rare copies of Holy Quran inaugurated

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Culture, Ms. Saussi Paleejo on Sunday inaugurated the exhibition of rare copies of the Holy

Published 12 Aug, 2012 04:27pm

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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ become best selling book in Britain surpassed ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow’

KARACHI: EL James’s novel “Fifty Shades of Grey” surpassed the last instalment of magical world series “Harry Potter and

Published 10 Aug, 2012 08:48am

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RAC holds group Qur’anic verses calligraphic exhibition

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) organized a group calligraphic exhibition based on Qur’anic verses in connecti

Published 07 Aug, 2012 01:21pm

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Candid Marilyn Monroe photos go public in Poland

WARSAW: As fans worldwide mark 50 years since her untimely death, a collection of rare Marilyn Monroe photographs immort

Published 06 Aug, 2012 09:40pm

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Romanian piano prodigy Ursuleasa found dead

VIENNA: Romanian-born piano prodigy Mihaela Ursuleasa has been found dead in her Vienna apartment after suffering a brai

Published 03 Aug, 2012 11:17am

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CRI donates 500 books to Pakistan National Library

ISLAMABAD: Confucious Class Room of China Radio International (CRI) has donated five hundred books to Pakistan National

Published 02 Aug, 2012 07:10am

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Over one hundred students participate in PNAC summer art camp

ISLAMABAD: More than one hundred students from various educational institutions of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are particip

Published 27 Jul, 2012 01:29pm

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