SADIQABAD PML-N Lawyers’ Wing held a function to celebrate the victory of Chaudhry Muhammad Shafiq as member of Punjab Assembly here. The function was attended by the Wing office-bearers including Ghulam Abbas, Farhad Hussain, M Tariq, M Iftikhar, Majeed, Asghar, Waheed, Abdul Qayyum, Arshad, ...

  LONDON Guardian Earth Day is 43 years’ old Monday, a milestone marked by one of Google’s annual doodles dedicated to the event. The day of environmental awareness has been marked by a Google doodle for as long as I can remember, from melting polar ice in 2007 (a prophetic nod to ...

LOS ANGELES - A star-studded crowd gathered to celebrate the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, as Oprah Winfrey and Usher gathered to pay homage to the likes of Donna Summer, Quincy Jones, Randy Newman and Rush.Disco queen Summer, producer Jones and comedy-rock singer Newman were inducted ...

Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated today (Saturday) in commemoration of the supreme sacrifice offered by Hazrat Ibrahim Khalilullah and his son Hazrat Ismail Zabiullah in fulfillment of the Divine order.Eid prayers were offered at Eidgahs‚ central Mosques and open places across the ...

HAFIZABAD/SIALKOT/ KHANEWAL/AHMEDPUR EAST/BAHAWALPUR - Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH) was celebrated across the province with great religious zeal and fervour on Sunday.In Hafizabad, the holy event was observed amid tight security as all the city roads and streets were decorated with multi-coloured flags ...

LAHORE - Like the other parts of the country, the Lahorites celebrated Eid Milad-un-Nabi, the birth day of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) with religious enthusiasm and reverence on Sunday. The celebrations of Eid Milad were begun with 21-gun salute and special prayers after Fajr at all ...

BLOEMFONTEIN - A bull bellowed in sacrifice Saturday as South Africa's ruling ANC paid tribute to its ancestors and founding leaders, who 100 years ago paved the way for Nelson Mandela's rainbow nation. President Jacob Zuma led the slaughter of a black bull in a ceremony on the second day of the ...

LAHORE – Like other parts of the globe, the Christian community celebrated Christmas, birthday of Jesus Christ, across the country including the City with religious zeal and fervour on Sunday, amid elaborate security arrangements to avoid any untoward incident. Christmas services were held in ...

TOBA TEK SINGH / SIALKOT - The local Christian community here on Sunday celebrated Christmas with enthusiasm and religious fervour across the district.In Gojra prayer was led by Bishop Jhon Samuel while a Muslim leader Muhammad Irfan cut Christmas cake as solidarity in church located in Kacha ...

Our Staff Reporter MULTAN - Youm-e-Khatam-e-Nubuwat was celebrated with religious fervour as many functions and conferences took place here on Wednesday. The major event was organized by Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP) under the title of Faateh Qadianiat Conference at Qila Qasim Bagh and Jamaat Ahle ...

Our Staff Reporter MULTAN - Youm-e-Khatam-e-Nubuwat was celebrated with religious fervour as many functions and conferences took place here on Wednesday. The major event was organized by Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP) under the title of Faateh Qadianiat Conference at Qila Qasim Bagh and Jamaat Ahle ...

MULTAN/FAISALABAD/RY KHAN/HAFIZABAD - 65th Independence Day of Pakistan was celebrated with national fervour and enthusiasm in entire South Punjab region on Sunday. The day dawned with special prayers in the masjids for the progress, prosperity and security of the country. Dozens of flag hoisting ...

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Millions of South African schoolchildren sang happy birthday to Nelson Mandela as he turned 93 Monday, while politicians and ordinary citizens did charity work to support his call to do good. For the third year, at the request of his charitable foundation, July 18 is observed ...

FAISALABAD - The Miraj Sharif or Spiritual Ascension took place on 27 of Rajab. In Faisalabad the houses and streets, especially the mosques were decorated with colourful pennants and bunting, and at night they were well illuminated by means of electric lights, candles or even oil lamps. As evening ...

LAHORE A cake cutting ceremony to mark the 75th birthday of renowned scientists Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan was held at the Press Club here on Wednesday. Chairman of a private foundation Rana Amir Rahman hosted the occasion. Former provincial minister Dr Anwar-ul-Haq, Aziz-ur-Rehman, Abdus Satar and ...

KARACHI The Jashn-e-Faiz was celebrated here on Sunday with colourful events including seminars, theatre performances, screening of documentary films, folk dances and literary gathering (Mushaira) on the poetry of Faiz. Under the umbrella of Centre for Democracy, the daylong mega event was held at ...

LAHORE The Pakistan National Council of Arts, in collaboration with Shakir Ali Museum, celebrated the 95th birth anniversary of the late artist Prof Shakir Ali here on Sunday. Fiction writer Intizar Hussain was the chief guest while PNCA Director General Tauqeer Nasir delivered the welcome ...

LAHORE - Rana Khalid Meh-mood advocate, leader of PML-N City chapter while announcing to celebrate the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal in a new way said that he along with his colleagues would organise a programme titled 'Safai Nisaf Emaan Week from February 10 to 16. Addressing a party meeting of PP-159, ...

KARACHI The people of Sindh on Saturday celebrated Sindh Culture Day across the province with fervour and zeal. The colourful activities including rallies were organised by political parties, civil society organisations, schoolchildren, wearing Sindhi Topi and Ajrak to mark the Sindhi culture in ...

KARACHI (PR) - The Microsoft Pakistan and the Aga Khan Foundation, Pakistan co-hosted the countrys first NGO Connection Day (NCD) at a ceremony in Islamabad. The event encompassed an interactive dialogue on the 'Role of ICTs for Development: Opportunities and Challenges where experts from ...

ISLAMABAD (APP)- Hindu community living across the country would celebrate Diwali festival on October 28 with great enthusiasm. The preparations to mark the most vibrant festival started from the beginning of the month have reached its climax. All young and children are planning different ...

LAHORE - Perhaps for the first time in City's history, Lahorites celebrated two Eids-one on Wednesday and the other on Thursday. While majority of people commemorated the carnival on Wednesday in line with the decision of the central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, some Khateebs (prayer leaders) in ...

The supply of gas here all across the district is expected to be restored today, while the curfew break up to 11.00 P.M. in the night has been announced. Sources said that some unknown miscreants had blasted the Mingora Grid station in Aman Kot area seven days ago, suspending electricity supply to ...

A suicide car bomb blew up near a convoy of private security guards in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar Thursday, killing two Afghan civilian passers-by, a governor's spokesman said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast but it was similar to scores carried out by the ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The 43rd Defence day of Pakistan was celebrated throughout the country with renewed pledge, commitment and resolve to defend the ideological and geographical boundaries of the country from any aggression in line with the spirit and unity exhibited by the whole nation by standing ...

LAHORE - Shab-e-Barat, the night of reverence and fervour, was celebrated with great religious zeal on Sunday night. The Muslims offered special prayers to seek forgiveness for their sins and Allah's blessings on this occasion to achieve success in their lives and the hereafter. Mosques ...

LAHORE - The French National Day was celebrated in Lahore on Saturday evening bringing together a number of French and Pakistanis from every field to commemorate also the Fete Nationale Nationale 2008. The function held at Avari also introduced the new Honorary Consul of France in Lahore Ashiq ...