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Children's Literature Festival

KARACHI: The first of its kind Children's Literature Festival (CLF) proved to be a big success. This was stated by an of

Published 28 Nov, 2011 02:11pm

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Solo exhibition opens

LAHORE: A solo exhibition 'Section Yellow' by Bani Abidi in collaboration with the Green Cardamom gallery, London, was i

Published 27 Nov, 2011 12:33pm

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Jack Kerouac's 'lost novel' published

WASHINGTON: The first book from iconic American writer Jack Kerouac, which went unpublished and considered "lost" in his

Published 25 Nov, 2011 08:38pm

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Dance, music, drama visualizes National Intangible Heritage

ISLAMABAD: The performance of dances, music and drama here on Thursday visualized the essence of National Intangible Her

Published 24 Nov, 2011 11:19am

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First public sector sleep laboratory

KARACHI: Country's first state-of-the-art well-equipped public sector sleep laboratory' has started functioning at Dow U

Published 18 Nov, 2011 11:14am

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Minister directed to completion of zoo

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Public Health Engineering, Mohammad Adil Siddiqui, has directed the district central adminis

Published 15 Nov, 2011 11:14am

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Classical music concert on 25th

LAHORE: A classical music concert to pay tribute to Hazrat Amir Khusru, Mian Tansen and the Gowalior Gharana will be hel

Published 14 Nov, 2011 01:51pm

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543rd Guru Nanak birthday celebration concluded

ATTOCK: The 543rd birth anniversary celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak, the spiritual leader of Sikh religion, concluded wi

Published 13 Nov, 2011 04:20pm

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International Day for Tolerance on November 16

ISLAMABAD: The International day for Tolerance is all set to be observed on 16 November across the world including Pakis

Published 12 Nov, 2011 12:01pm

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Children's literature festival

LAHORE: Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) and Oxford University Press (OUP) will jointly hold a two-day children's literatur

Published 12 Nov, 2011 11:37am

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Moot on responsible conduct of science

KARACHI: A two-day international conference on `Responsible conduct of science' will be held at the University of Karach

Published 12 Nov, 2011 11:08am

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Jury begins deliberations in Jackson death trial

LOS ANGELES: The jury in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray began deliberating Friday to d

Published 04 Nov, 2011 05:16pm

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Pakistan Culture exhibition opens

BEIJING: The party secretary of Chinese Ministry of Culture Zhang Aiping said on Thursday that the 2011 has 'great and h

Published 03 Nov, 2011 02:42pm

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Three-day Japanese Film festival starts

ISLAMABAD: The three-day Japanese Film Festival kicked off here Thursday at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PN

Published 27 Oct, 2011 05:45pm

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Lecture on Sufism in Pakistan

LAHORE: Punjab University's Department of French organized a lecture on Sufism in Pakistan on Tuesday. Department Inchar

Published 25 Oct, 2011 06:27pm

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Toymaker Mattel to purchase HIT Entertainment

NEW YORK: The world's leading toymaker Mattel announced Monday it was purchasing HIT Entertainment, the maker of popular

Published 24 Oct, 2011 09:35pm

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New Murakami book creates buzz in Britain

LONDON: Booksellers in Britain were expecting to sell thousands of copies of Japanese author Haruki Murakami's latest no

Published 18 Oct, 2011 10:10pm

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British author Julian Barnes wins Booker Prize

LONDON: British author Julian Barnes on Tuesday won the Man Booker Prize, one of the highest-profile awards in English-l

Published 18 Oct, 2011 09:24pm

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Free puppet show for children tomorrow

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) has scheduled a free puppet show for children and students fr

Published 16 Oct, 2011 12:24pm

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Ai Weiwei named as world's most important art figure

LONDON: Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who hit the headlines during his 81-day detention by Chinese authorities, wa

Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:02am

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Sufi conference held on Oct 13th

FAISALABAD : Sufi conference under the aegis of Punjabi Department of Government College University, Faisalabad , will

Published 11 Oct, 2011 06:38pm

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Tribute to novelist Tufail Ibn-e-Gul

MULTAN : Intellectuals, journalists, poets and writers paid glowing tribute to noted columnist and writer from South Pun

Published 07 Oct, 2011 02:40pm

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LUMS to organize 'Drama-festival 2011'

LAHORE : The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) will organize a drama festival here on October 14 to en

Published 30 Sep, 2011 11:05am

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Sony videogame line-up flexes motion control

SAN FRANCISCO : Sony on Thursday unveiled a holiday season line-up of PlayStation 3 videogames tailored for motion contr

Published 15 Sep, 2011 11:00pm

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Nicolas Cage making new thriller movie ’Trespass’

TORONTO : For actor Nicolas Cage, making the new thriller movie "Trespass" hit close to home. Cage, at the Toronto fil

Published 15 Sep, 2011 12:11pm

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Angolan beauty wins Miss Universe crown

SAO PAULO : Angola's Leila Lopes became the new Miss Universe on Monday, edging out beauties from Ukraine, Brazil, the P

Published 13 Sep, 2011 09:51am

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Japanese comedian quits over gangster ties

TOKYO : A Japanese comedian and television host has quit show business over revelations of close ties with a senior yaku

Published 24 Aug, 2011 08:56pm

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PNCA to hold National Calligraphy Exhibition on 25th Ramadan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will hold `National Ca

Published 18 Aug, 2011 09:08am

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PCYO to hold 26th Annual Naat Contest 2011 on August at Arts Council

KARACHI: Pakistan Crescent Youth Organization (PCYO) in collaboration of Education Committee Arts Council is organizing

Published 15 Aug, 2011 07:43am

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New Bollywood film stokes caste controversy

MUMBAI: A new Bollywood film tackling the thorny issue of caste quotas in Indian government jobs and education is releas

Published 11 Aug, 2011 05:23pm

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