Happy Birthday Bano Qudsia!!! Google today celebrates the 92nd birthday of Bano Qudsia, a Pakistani novelist, playwright and spiritualist. She was popularly known as Bano Aapa, which means Elder Sister. Bano Qudsia, best recognized for her novel Raja Gidh. She is widely credited as one of the most significant Urdu language authors in modern times. […]
These days, with a pandemic raging, this is what life can look like: Staring at your face on Zoom for hours instead of occasionally glimpsing it in the mirror. Living out the days in loungewear. Wearing minimal makeup because no one sees much of you. Considering an investment in home exercise equipment because gyms are […]
One more member of the Pakistan cricket team has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, New Zealand’s Ministry of Health said on Saturday, taking the tally of infections within the touring party to seven. Six of the 53 members of the group had tested positive for the novel coronavirus upon their arrival in New Zealand, […]
Iran’s president on Saturday accused Israel of killing a prominent Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme, state TV reported. Iran’s clerical and military rulers have threatened revenge for Friday’s killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh; who Iranian media said died in hospital after assassins gunned him down in his […]
Pakistani weddings are filled with lots of celebratory functions and colorful events. Although the desi wedding functions are often filled with lots of exciting surprises, we definitely did not see this one coming. A mother-in-law, in a dramatic turn of events, presented an unlikely gift to her son-in-law. The following video, which has now gone […]
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed about banning work visas for Pakistanis by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). However, another prominent cabinet member refuted the restrictions imposed on Pakistan by the friendly Arab country. The special assistant to the prime minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis on Thursday quoted a UAE minister to categorically deny the […]
Donald Trump has said he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is formally confirmed as the next US president. Answering reporters’ questions for the first time since losing the 3 November vote, Mr. Trump insisted, however, that “this race is far from over”. He has refused to concede, citing unsubstantiated claims of voter […]
The positivity rate of coronavirus tests in Peshawar has exceeded 19 percent and is the highest in the country; the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) was told on Friday. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa capital has a positivity rate of 19.65pc, the forum was told in a meeting today. Peshawar is followed by Karachi, where the […]
Does anyone know anything about a curious medical syndrome called tachysensia? Searching the web gets one only as far as a similar curiosity called “The Alice in Wonderland” syndrome, often called “Fast Feeling syndrome.” Perhaps some of my readers know something about the clinical findings of these conditions. They have been around for over 50 […]
Argentinian football legend Diego Armando Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 60. Argentina President Alberto Fernandez declared three days of national mourning following Maradona’s death in the city of Tigre on Wednesday. “You took us to the top of the world. You made […]
