Bilal Ahmed

1 week ago | thenews.com.pk | Bilal Ahmed

n his foreword to the 2022 edition of Shan-ul Haq Haqqee’s dictionary, Farhang-e-Talaffuz, linguist and lexicographer Dr Rauf Parekh rightly stated that once a language adopts a foreign word, the new word becomes its own and that word’s grammatical relations and semantic shades will now be governed by the new language. For instance, if English borrows a word from French, it will be the Englishmen who will determine the usage and pronunciation of that borrowed word.

2 weeks ago | thenews.com.pk | Bilal Ahmed

Danish-o-Ramish, an organisation committed to promoting classical arts, spirituality and mental well-being, organised an event on Wednesday to pay tribute to a leading Pakistani calligrapher, Ustad Abu Bakr, and congratulate him on his winning the second prize in the Sulus Jali category in the 13th International Calligraphy Competition recently held by the Research Centre For Islamic History, Art and Culture (abbreviated as IRCICA).

1 month ago | thenews.com.pk | Bilal Ahmed

It does not require power to ensure that one’s voice is heard till the very end of the hall or room. A newborn baby at a hospital has no power, yet the entire building echoes with the baby’s cries. Veteran actor Khalid Ahmed, who currently heads the theatre academy of the Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) Karachi, made these observations while holding a workshop on voice techniques on the concluding day of the Arts Alumni Festival 2025 on Sunday.

1 month ago | thenews.com.pk | Bilal Ahmed

True artistes like tabla player Ustad Bashir Khan are immersed in polishing, practising and preserving their art due to which they do not have skill or time to market themselves. It is the job of their fellow countrymen to do the promotion of such talented people but unfortunately, we Pakistanis do not do the needful in this regard.

2 months ago | thenews.com.pk | Bilal Ahmed

Ustad Bashir Ahmed Khan, one of the most prominent tabla players of the country, passed away in Karachi on Thursday after a brief illness. Indian classical music aficionado and producer Sharif Awan told The News that he met Ustad Bashir a few weeks ago and he was in perfect health then. Four to five days ago, he fell ill which resulted in his death. His funeral prayers will be offered today after the Juma prayers at the Masjid-e-Aqsa in Nusrat Bhutto Colony.