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Prominence of character building results-nations flourish

Character building refers to taking part in activities that improve certain useful or good traits like endurance, self-reliance and courage. Irrespective of your experience or age, building character is important. It is a lifelong process that enrich...

Saga of humiliation and neglect

The recent video of a Transgender person, who was seen dancing for  getting  ration in Punjab speak volume of the plight of the trans people in Pakistan. It is really disturbing to see that the trans man did not dance on his own but he was...

PSL matches in Karachi not deterred by terrorists’ attack

It is welcome to note that despite the Friday’s terrorist incident in Karachi’s Saddar police station,  the ongoing PSL matches are proceeding as planned as participating have expressed their confidence in the security steps intact f...

Save Electricity

Imagine if we had to endure the unbearable heat during the summers or live in darkness during the night. We can’t think of a life without a fan or light, can we? But have you wondered what makes them work? Electricity is the beautiful phenomeno...

GRATITUDE

The word gratitude is derived from the Latin word gratia, which means grace, graciousness, or gratefulness. The word gratitude encompasses all of these meanings. Gratitude is a feeling of appreciation or thanks. It is defined as “a sense of tha...

Deforestation and the climate change effects

Hot summers are awaiting Karachiites as  the latest prediction regarding Sindh weather is that  the first heave wave of the current year is going hit the Sindh Province including Karachi this weekend till February 21. The forecast says that...

F-9 Park rape: where do we head?

It is very unfortunate that women are not safe anywhere in the country.  At times when the nation has been making hue and cry over the F-9 Park rape case, other young women in her early 20s was gang-raped in the suburbs of Islamabad, the Capital...

Merits and demerits Joint Family System

A joint family is undivided family where members of more than one generation live together under one roof (grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts and their children). Joint families are like music with high and low notes. If you want to know advantages...

Coordination of Muslims

Islam is a religion of peace and it presents mankind’s complete submission to the will of Allah Almighty alone. It gives lessons of peace, unity, brotherhood, justice, truth, and purity. Being a religion of peace and unity, it came to unite the...

Hike in gas tariff taking toll on economic activities

The Pakistan Stock Exchange which is already at its lowest ebb, got another shock on Tuesday when the KSE-100 index plunged 566 points with the benchmark KSE-100 index. Though the PSX is in red zone for the last many weeks due to the ongoing uncertai...

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Wahaj Ali, Ahmed Jehanzeb & 'Kabli Pulao' Shine at 23rd LUX Style Awards

Karachi, (May 5) The 23rd LUX Style Awards celebrated Pakistan’s top talent across fashion, film, music, and television. Ahmed Jehanzeb’s Tera Mera Hai Pyar emerged as the most streamed song and earned him Singer of the Year, while Wahaj...

UAE to work closely with Pakistan for maintaining regional peace

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of UAE Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al-Zaabi, called on the Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister House yesterday. During the meeting, the Prime Minister conveyed his warm wishes to His Highness Sheikh Moham...

Army top brass warns of ‘sure, decisive’ response, if India attempts to impose war

RAWALPINDI: The army’s top brass yesterday warned India of a “sure and decisive” response should it attempt to impose war, as relations deteriorated between Islamabad and New Delhi amid rising tensions after last week’s attack...

“Dr. Asim Hussain leads the charge: District Central says no to illegal constructions”

KARACHI: Dr. Asim Hussain, a senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party, has spearheaded a robust drive in District Central to eliminate illegal constructions. His initiative has brought together stakeholders from various political parties, l...
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