Islamabad - Lok Virsa, Ministry of National Heritage & Integration, here on Thursday created a cultural diorama on Saudi Arabia "Al-Ghadeer" at Pakistan National Museum of Ethnology (PNME).For this purpose, Lok Virsa has allocated a spacious hall of 30x30 feet within PNME, Heritage Museum for ...

ISLAMABAD - Lok Virsa, Ministry of National Heritage & Integration, is creating a cultural diorama on Saudi Arabia "Al-Ghadeer" at the Pakistan National Museum of Ethnology, popularly known as Heritage Museum at Shakarparian.Heritage Museum depicts living cultural traditions and lifestyles of ...

ISLAMABAD - The folk festival 'Lok Mela' organised by Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage) is now becoming the talk of the town, as more and more people are keep pouring in to witness the event with all its festivities.Enthusiasts, who seem to have been exhausted from ...

ISLAMABAD – Hundreds of students from the twin cities took part in a night of song and dance at the Aabpara Community Centre on Friday amidst speeches imploring young people to become active in the cultural and political arenas so as to promote social change.Entitled ‘Songs of ...

ISLAMABAD - The 10-day Lok Mela opened here at Shakarparian Friday. More than 500 artisans and artists from different parts including remotest regions are participating in the festival, bringing with them their creativity in arts, crafts and innovation.The festival includes a number of important ...

ISLAMABAD - Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage), Ministry of National Heritage & Integration, Government of Pakistan, has announced to hold its annual folk festival, popularly known as “Lok Mela” from April 12 to 21, 2013 at its complex situated here at ...

PESHAWAR - The Cultural Gala of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa held at the Pakistan National Council of Arts late Monday night was a unique one that thrilled the people of the province who were mostly terrorized by a chain of terror-related activities. The cultural gala was the combination of excitement, ...

ISLAMABAD – A cultural week was kicked off at Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) to celebrate the 34th anniversary, victory and achievements of Islamic Revolution of Iran that put an end to 2500 years of tyrannical monarchy.The exhibition includes display of books, photographs, ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Cultural Week organised by Federal Ministry of National Heritage & Integration in collaboration with Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage) concluded successfully Monday. It was started on January 1, 2013 with a grand opening performed by ...

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Cultural Week celebrations are at full swing here at Lok Virsa Complex, Garden Avenue, Shakarparian, under the aegis of Federal Ministry for National Heritage & Integration in collaboration with Lok Virsa.Over 60 master artisans in different specialized craft fields ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Cultural Week celebrations, which were formally opened by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Raja Parvez Ashraf, are in full swing.During the opening ceremony, outstanding artists, performers and dancers enthralled audiences with their thrilling performances held at National Art ...

ISLAMABAD– Students from various educational institutions of the twin cities will present a colorful cultural show to mark the birth anniversary of founder of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammed Ali Jinnah at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on Monday.The event is being organized in ...

RAWALPINDI - A three-day Autumn Festival concluded at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) here on Friday. A prize distribution ceremony was also held in which Dr Riaz Hussain Qureshi, Advisor, Human Resource Development (HRD), Higher Education Commission (HEC), ...

our staff reportersISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI - Calling for reviving the concept of ijtihad, Justice (Retd) Dr Javed Iqbal recommended the formation of a national level body of scholars to find solutions of contemporary problems being faced by the country and Muslim world.He was speaking at an event held ...

ISLAMABAD – Children from various educational institutions of twin cities mesmerized the audience with a colorful cultural show here Thursday to mark Iqbal Day. Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) and Ministry of National Heritage and Integration arranged the show to highlight ...

 ISLAMABAD - Consequent upon approval of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to organise a “Pakistan Week” at the federal capital Islamabad, Ministry of National Heritage & Integration in collaboration with Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage) Sunday ...

ISLAMABAD  - Consequent upon approval of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to organise a “Pakistan Week” at the federal capital Islamabad, Ministry of National Heritage & Integration in collaboration with Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage) Sunday ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) started a cultural show under the Talent Hunt Project for children and youngsters of slum areas here today.The event is being organized in collaboration with the Ministry of National Heritage and Integration at Katchi Basti of G-7/2.Music, ...

RAWALPINDI - Creative and cultural activities in Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) continued with full swing on Wednesday, the second day of the Students Week being celebrated in the varsity. Short film/documentary, poster, video games, musical chair, three-leg ...

PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Minister for Information and Culture Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that the problems of artistes and singers would be resolved on priority basis.He informed that an art academy is being constructed to benefit artiste community. He was speaking as the chief ...

KHANEWAL - BETHAK Pakistan in collaboration with URI celebrated the Interfaith Cultural Evening in the context of World Interfaith Harmony Week for promoting peace among the communities in Khanewal district.More than 150 representatives from all walks of life and religion attended the function. ...

The Punjab Assembly passed a resolution on Thursday for holding cultural events in private and public-sector educational institutions.The resolution was tabled by Opposition leader Raja Riaz who had vowed earlier that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) would move a resolution condemning the previous ...

PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Minister for Information and Culture, Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said cooperation in the culture sector and exchange of cultural delegations between the US and Pakistan is need of the hour, as it will be helpful in establishing good bilateral relations and better ...

KARACHI As part of the CSR projects Merck (Pvt.) Ltd. continues its journey to promote Pakistani culture and heritage through its annual Calendars. The journey started almost a decade ago. Merck has contributed by designing 9 calendars in the past 9 years. Calendar 2011 was a humble endeavor to ...

KARACHI - The Sindh Cultural Day, highlighting the traditional Sindhi Topi and Ajrak, was celebrated across the province on Saturday and Sunday. The event was sponsored by the Sindh government which has allocated millions of rupees to celebrate the day in a befitting manner. The people and the ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE The Literary Committee of Lahore Press Club (LPC) organised a welcome ceremony in honor of the writers, poets and intellectuals of the country at LPC on Monday. On the occasion, a number of renowned literary personalities including Mehmood Sham, Shafqat Tanvir Mirza, ...

ISLAMABAD - In order to preserve the cultural heritage of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has developed National Database for Pakistans Cultural Assets - a Geographical Information System (GIS). Through this project we hope to develop ...

ISLAMABAD - Lok Virsa, the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage has been observed Kashmir Solidarity Day - Yakjehti Mela in collaboration with Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Division for many years. As usual, this year too, Lok Virsa organised a daylong ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Lok Virsa, national institute of folk and traditional heritage is holding here from October 21-25 featuring the living style of people from Gilgit-Baltistan region. The objective of the festival is to explore various facets of Wakhi culture and develop the understanding of the ...

ISLAMABAD- The two-day Information Sharing Meeting on Cultural Mapping with the purpose to share information on initiatives undertaken by different stakeholders on cultural mapping concluded here on Wednesday. The meeting was inaugurated by Syed Aqil Shah, Minister of Culture NWFP while Robert ...