Mayo believes that art can have an impact on people and can help initiate dialogue. Mayo continues to paint on nonconforming surfaces and in atypical surroundings. PHOTO: KARACHI BIENNALE 2017 CATALOGUE When Zahid Mayo was studying at one of the most notable art colleges in the country, the National College of Arts (NCA) Lahore, he…
PUBLISHED April 05, 2026 This is not the first time the aura of invincibility surrounding America’s stealth-tipped technological edge in military capability has been punctured. In 1999 — less than a decade after its existence, having long circulated as a subject of speculation, had been publicly confirmed over the skies of Iraq — an F-117…
Balochistan Home Minister Zia Langove. PHOTO: INP/FILE QUETTA: Balochistan Interior Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove revealed on Sunday that security forces arrested an Afghan Taliban terrorist allegedly involved in the killing of two Federal Constabulary (FC) personnel. Speaking at a press conference alongside Additional Chief Secretary Hamza Shafqaat and Counter-Terrorism Department Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Aitzaz Goraya,…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is considering introducing a further reduction in gas supplies to domestic consumers through rationing amid the deepening Middle East war, which has disrupted oil and gas transportation through the region. However, the ministers in a committee constituted to review energy matters opposed any gas rationing plan with the argument that it would result…
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring their second goal. Photo: REUTERS/FILE BARCELONA: Robert Lewandowski shouldered home a dramatic late winner for Barcelona as they edged Atletico Madrid 2-1 to move seven points clear at the top of La Liga after Real Madrid slipped up.Second-placed Real were beaten 2-1 at Mallorca earlier on Saturday, and Barca capitalised…
PUBLISHED June 22, 2025 KARACHI: It begins in the dead of night – ICE agents raiding factories, restaurants and farms, while families sleep unaware as the state flexes its full disciplinary muscle, reviving the ghosts of America’s exclusionary past with a vengeance that is unmistakably contemporary. What Donald Trump hails as “the largest deportation operation…
Accessibility for Pakistani youth raises concerns over addiction, weak regulation A shop displaying e-cigarettes and vape products. Source: Reuters Pakistan has witnessed a dangerous shift in the way young people are being targeted by the tobacco industry. Once dominated by conventional cigarettes and smokeless forms like naswar and gutka, the market has expanded to include…
Some sequels are designed to cater to viewers not familiar with the original series, this is not one of them Primarily created for the fans, the film recaptures the feeling of its parent series. PHOTO:IMDB. In the days leading up to the release of El Camino, the Breaking Bad fandom eagerly dissected every single frame of the film’s trailer, making…
Measles cases in children aged 6 months–5 years surge to 6,476, health ministry reports Bangladesh launched emergency vaccination against measles. PHOTO: REUTERS Bangladesh said it suspected that measles killed at least 98 children in the past three weeks, official data showed on Sunday, with Dhaka ramping up vaccination efforts in the worst-affected areas. Last week,…
PM Shehbaz chairs a meeting on austerity measures. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that the government was taking and would continue to take all possible measures to provide relief to the public during the current challenging situation. The prime minister chaired a meeting where officials briefed him on the progress of subsidy disbursement as well…