-
2 months ago | 
dawn.com | Kalbe Ali |Shahid Mehmood
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Chaudhry Salik Hussain on Tuesday announced a reduction in this year’s Haj package costs, providing financial relief to pilgrims. Speaking at a press conference, the minister said the cost of the 40-day Haj package has been reduced by Rs25,000, bringing the total to Rs1,050,000 while the 25-day short Haj package has been reduced by Rs50,000 and it will now cost Rs1,100,000.
-
2 months ago | 
dawn.com | Anwar Iqbal |Shahid Mehmood
WASHINGTON: A controversial former speechwriter for President Donald Trump has been tapped for an important diplomatic position in the new US administration. Darren Beattie, a conservative scholar, announced that he has been selected as the acting Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy. However, PTI supporters seem to have high hopes from the appointment as Mr Beattie has previously interviewed party founder Imran Khan, and made remarks in his favour in the past.
-
Jan 11, 2025 | 
dawn.com | Jennie Godfrey |Nadya Chishty-Mujahid |Shahid Mehmood |Abbas Nasir
The List of Suspicious ThingsBy Jennie GodfreyPenguinISBN: 978-1804942949455pp. From 1975 to 1980, a horrendous murderer by the name of Peter Sutcliffe terrorised Yorkshire by killing no less than 13 women (some of them prostitutes) and severely injuring several others.
-
Jan 11, 2025 | 
dawn.com | David Brown |Shahid Mehmood |Abbas Nasir |Muhammad Amir Rana
Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play Richard III follows the reign of England’s infamous monarch and charts the path of a charismatic, cunning figure. As Shakespeare depicts the king’s reign from June 1483 to August 1485, Richard III’s kingdom was wrought with chaos, confusion and corruption that fuelled civil conflict in England.
-
Jan 11, 2025 | 
dawn.com | Muhammad Suhayb |Shahid Mehmood
A telecom company’s memorable 2003 TVC ‘Khul Ke Bolay Pakistan’, featuring Moammar Rana and Iman Ali, and the classic song ‘Aisay woh sharmaaye’ from the film Do Saathi (1975) may seem worlds apart, but there’s an intriguing connection between the two.
-
Jan 11, 2025 | 
dawn.com | Maliha Rehman |Shahid Mehmood
Have you shot any fashion campaigns lately?” I asked a photographer recently, well-known for his magical way with lighting and composition, hoping that he would open up his cellphone and show me some of his most recent, best work. He nodded grudgingly. “Some, but mostly corporate work. Have you seen fashion these days?”Tragic. Heartbreaking. Distressing. These are adjectives in the lexicon that I have been using with increasing frequency as I write about Pakistani fashion. I do not do so with relish.
-
Jan 11, 2025 | 
dawn.com | Sadaf Haider |Shahid Mehmood
THE WEEK THAT WASGhair | ARY, Fri-Sat 8.00pm With all the family secrets revealed, this story should be winding up but, as with any successful serial, the temptation to stretch it out for more episodes and ratings is just too great. Director Yasir Nawaz has padded out the last few episodes with flashbacks and an empty revenge track from the now-jilted Shiffa (Yashmira Jan).
-
Jan 11, 2025 | 
dawn.com | Shahid Mehmood
Neelam Muneer has a wise head on young shoulders. Check out her recent statement about looking good. “Beauty and grace come with age. People get very worried about things like fine lines appearing on their faces, but there is an inner confidence that comes with not wanting to get any work done… People look even more beautiful and natural when they look different from each other. The more work people get done on their faces, the more similar they look to everyone else.” We agree, Neelam M.
-
Jan 11, 2025 | 
dawn.com | Mohammad Kamran Jawaid |Shahid Mehmood
Even at the regular length of an hour and 40 minutes, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is fast, which would be the point of making a film based on an iconic character whose primary trait is that he runs lighting-fast. The blue-furred hedgehog (voiced by Ben Schwartz), whom people from the ’90s remember as videogame company Sega’s mascot, has friends: a two-tailed fox, Miles ‘Tails’ Prower (Colleen O’Shaughnessey), and an echidna with big massive hands called Knuckles (Idris Elba).
-
Jan 11, 2025 | 
dawn.com | Khalid Hasnain |Shahid Mehmood
LAHORE: Bangladesh has simplified visa process for Pakistanis, with an objective to further strengthen trade and economic relations. While speaking to business community here at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Saturday, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan Iqbal Hussain has said the present government in Bangladesh has removed the need for clearance from Dhaka for Pakistani heads of missions while issuing visa.
