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Diwali Celebrated in Pakistan, Prayers & Festivities

Thursday, 27 October 2011 11:44 Deepika Jaitly

After sunset on Wednesday, Hindus lit up their homes with earthen lamps and decorated their doorsteps with colourful Rangolis and set thaalis for pooja.

An Unusual Mix of Wood & Ceramics: Art In Islamabad

Wednesday, 12 October 2011 14:39 Sehrish Ali

Unconventional art pieces employing wood, photography and ceramics went on display at the Nomad Art Gallery on Tuesday.

Shunning conformist methods like using the finest materials or carrying out the step by step process for producing ceramic pieces was the order of the day for Nasir Malik and Abbas Shah, two artists known for their unorthodox techniques.

ZEB AND HANIYA- A GENRE IN THEIR OWN RIGHT

Thursday, 08 September 2011 15:22 Christopher Lydon

Zeb and Haniya could set you to wondering all over again why musicians aren't asked to run the world. In their studio in Lahore, we are puzzling over such questions as, how they make it look so easy to teach us new songs? to call fresh tunes on stage — as so few can do off-stage?

Washington Monument to get Face lift

Thursday, 25 August 2011 14:07 Brad Hardford

The National Park Service says engineers have discovered several additional cracks in the top portion of the Washington Monument.

The cracks were found Wednesday during a daylong inspection of the interior of the monument. A 4-foot crack was discovered Tuesday during an inspection of the exterior by helicopter, shortly after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the nation's capital.

Sana Safinaz reveals its Eid collection

Thursday, 04 August 2011 14:30 Momina Sibtain

Designer brand Sana Safinaz showcased its latest Eid collection at the multi-label boutique Melange. As Ramazan inches closer and closer to summer with each passing year, designers have another excuse to start the lawn race as women search for the most desired, light and breezy outfit to wear on Eid. In the same spirit, designer brand Sana Safinaz launched its latest Eid collection this weekend at the multi-label boutique Melange in the city.

Noise from the new Pakistani underground

Monday, 04 July 2011 11:48 Salman Azeem

Where Pakistani bands once aped 90s grunge bands, there are now all kinds of scenes popping up – from politicised punk to black metal from Balochistan

A paintball field might be an odd place to have a gig, but in a country where the last bar closed in the 70s, it beats playing a basement or a backyard. Between having a disproportionate amount of teenagers and a "boys' club mentality", Pakistan seems to have the perfect ingredients for a punk or metal scene. Gigs are furious affairs of hair, sweat and moshing, but the lack of a touring circuit has been detrimental to the creation of a scene. Due to a critical mass of bands and styles, however, one could finally be taking shape.

MF Husain, Picasso of India, dies at 95

Thursday, 09 June 2011 16:55 Raven Gale

The artist known as the Picasso if India, Maqbool Fida Husain, died Thursday in a London hospital on Thursday. He was 95.

The celebrated but controversial artist is credited with introducing the avant garde movement to India and for influencing a whole generation of artists.