Arts / EntertainmentChristian the Lion with Sigur Ros soundtrack
Christian the Lion is a heartwarming story about a lion cub raised by two men John Rendall and Anthony ('Ace') Bourke. They saw him for sale at Harrods in a cramped cage and decided to bring it home.
Feb 25, 2011
BusinessSSGC’s net operating assets likely to increase by 8.2pc
KARACHI - Though operating assets of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) are likely to increase by an annual 7.6 percent, net operating assets are expected to increase by only 8.2 percent due to a meager
Feb 25, 2011
SportsI’m working on foot faults, says Tahir
NEW DELHI - South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir enjoyed a four-wicket debut on Thursday, but his World Cup bow was almost shattered by a double warning for running on the pitch.The 31-year-old Pakis
Feb 25, 2011
BusinessGovt fixes export volume for VIP protocol passes at $20 million
KARACHI - Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Commerce have decided to fix the export value of $20 million for issuance of VIP protocol passes at airports to avoid the rush and security risks. Though
Feb 25, 2011
BusinessVolume at LSE depreciates considerably
LAHORE - The Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) remained range-bound, marked by a significant decline in the volume on Thursday. The LSE 25-shares lost 10.30 points to close at 3,397.14 against its opening a
Feb 25, 2011
LAHORETheatre artists to respond to Malik’s statement today
LAHORE - Members of the Ajoka Theatre, led by Madeeha Gauhar, along with Usman Peerzada from the Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop and Samina Ahmed from Samina Ahmed Productions will be holding a press confe
Feb 24, 2011
Editor's MailCo-education in Pakistan
Co-education is a modern concept. It was first introduced in Switzerland but later on it spread to other countries as well. In our country, it is popular only in vocational institutions.<br />There exist two schools of thought which differ sharply in their views about co-education. One group favours co-education. It includes the people who are educated in the western traditions. They say that we should adopt co-education in our schools and colleges because our country is poor and
Feb 24, 2011
NATIONAL‘N’ mulls strategy as deadline expires
LAHORE - As the timeline for the implementation of the PML-N's 10-point agenda expires today (Thursday), party leaders have put their head together to devise a final strategy in the light of PPP's res
Feb 24, 2011
NATIONALMNAs speak out against attack on Lal Chand
ISLAMABAD - Legislators across the board on Wednesday demanded stern action against a Jamshoro toll plaza staff that allegedly opened fire at Pakistan People's Party (PPP)'s National Assembly Member Lal Chand a few days ago. Chand told the National Assembly (NA) that the staff of the toll plaza shot at his car despite being aware of the fact that he was a member of the National Assembly.<br />His demand for action against the alleged assailants was backed by several parliamentarians.
Feb 24, 2011
Arts / EntertainmentBeckhams swap planes for ‘security’
David and Victoria Beckham swapped planes at the last minute on Wednesday for "security reasons", sparking speculation they wanted to avoid a run-in with glamour model Katie Price. The former Spice Gi
Feb 24, 2011
KARACHIOne ANP man’s arrest, misery for many in Keamari
KARACHI - Socio-economic activities in Keamari were suspended for hours on Wednesday after activists of a political party blocked the roads to protest the arrest of their colleague. The transportation of trade cargo at the Karachi port came to a halt when angry protesters belonging to the ANP took to streets in the afternoon and blocked the main MA Jinnah Road.<br />The forced cut in supply route slowed down the pace of cargo handling at the port with Pakistan International Container
Feb 24, 2011
Arts / EntertainmentToday’s pick – Evolution of Dance – Judson Laipply
Judson Laipply is an American motivational speaker and dancer who is best known for his performance in the 'Evolution of Dance' viral video clip from 2006. The video is a six minute, extremely enterta
Feb 24, 2011