/taxonomy/term/233916 en /node/1980881/world <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2021-12-05 03:28</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Zaheer Jan had been selling homemade macaroni out of his maroon Suzuki Mehran in Islamabad’s G-9 market only for about a month before he was catapulted to Twitter fame.<br /> The 21-year-old’s fortunes changed after a social media user, Maria Malik, shared a picture of Jan standing next to his four-wheeled food stall decorated with twinkling fairy lights and a sign that read “Homemade Macaroni.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/12/05/2948111-1825022346.jpg" width="1000" height="670" alt="Zaheer Jan’s fortunes changed after a social media user, Maria Malik, shared a picture of Jan standing next to his four-wheeled food stall. (Supplied)" title="Zaheer Jan’s fortunes changed after a social media user, Maria Malik, shared a picture of Jan standing next to his four-wheeled food stall. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/world">World</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div> Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:33:43 +0000 malawi 1980881 at /node/1980461/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2021-12-04 08:17</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Zaheer Jan had been selling homemade macaroni out of his maroon Suzuki Mehran in Islamabad’s G-9 market only for about a month before he was catapulted to Twitter fame.</p> <p> The 21-year-old's fortunes changed after a social media user, Maria Malik, shared a picture of Jan standing next to his four-wheeled food stall decorated with twinkling fairy lights and a sign that said “Homemade Macaroni.”</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/12/04/2946961-2119408312.png" width="1403" height="806" alt="" title="Zaheer Jan had been selling homemade macaroni out of his maroon Suzuki Mehran in Islamabad’s G-9 market on December 2, 2021. (AN Photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/holy-macaroni">Holy macaroni</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Sat, 04 Dec 2021 05:24:46 +0000 farheen.fatima 1980461 at /node/1974361/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2021-11-24 12:50</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RAWALPINDI: Singer Arooj Aftab, who made it to former US president Barack Obama’s summer playlist earlier this year, has become the first Pakistani to be nominated in the best new artist category for the Grammy Awards.<br /> Nominees for the 64th annual Grammy Awards were announced on Tuesday night. The show is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on Jan. 31.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/11/24/2930581-1303629739.jpg" width="2000" height="1334" alt="Musician Arooj Aftab (2nd from R) performs at Grote Zaal of TivoliVredenburg in Netherlands on Nov 12, 2021. (Photo courtesy: Ben Houdijk/Social Media)" title="Musician Arooj Aftab (2nd from R) performs at Grote Zaal of TivoliVredenburg in Netherlands on Nov 12, 2021. (Photo courtesy: Ben Houdijk/Social Media)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arooj-aftab">Arooj Aftab</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/musician">musician</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/grammys">grammys</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/grammys-2021">Grammys 2021</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/2021-grammys">2021 Grammys</a></div></div></div> Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:00:48 +0000 sehrish_ghaffar 1974361 at /node/1973631/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2021-11-23 12:32</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given a shout-out to Bangladeshi fans for their support during the Pakistan-Bangladesh duel on the field in their last Twenty20 match in Dhaka. <br /> Hundreds of fans lined up along the road to cheer the Pakistan side after they whitewashed the hosts in the three-match T20 series, with the PCB tweeting out a video clip of it from its official handle. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/11/23/2928691-1000342499.jpg" width="1300" height="882" alt="" title="Spectators watch the T20 international cricket match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on November 19, 2021. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/pakistan-vs-bangladesh">Pakistan vs Bangladesh</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:43:09 +0000 fatimah.amjad 1973631 at /node/1972376/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2021-11-21 17:23</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: The language of centuries-old traditional miniature painting is drawing renewed attention among young Pakistani artists who find in it a departure point to make work exploring contemporary realities. <br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/11/21/2925426-2142742592.jpg" width="1300" height="882" alt="" title="The collage shows miniature work by Jahanzaib Akmal: &quot;Cain and Abel,&quot; left, and artist Sohni Farrukh posing for a picture with her work showcased at an art exhibition in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 3, 2021. (Photo courtesy: Jahanzaib Akmal/PK Art Collective)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/artist">artist</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/paintings">paintings</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/pakistan-artist">Pakistan artist</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/miniature-paintings">miniature paintings</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/miniature-art">miniature art</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Sun, 21 Nov 2021 14:47:57 +0000 fatimah.amjad 1972376 at /node/1967631/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2021-11-14 15:41</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Saturday tweeted a heartwarming response to a young fan’s note, written after his side’s knockout in the Twenty20 World Cup semifinal. <br /> Following Pakistan’s elimination, a handwritten note expressing love for the Pakistan side began making the rounds on social media. The note, penned by eight-year-old Mohammad Haroon Suria, expressed what many were feeling throughout. <br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/11/14/2913121-2123739820.jpg" width="1300" height="882" alt="" title="Pakistan&#039;s cricketer Babar Azam (L) takes a selfie with fans on the third day of the first Test cricket match against Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on December 13, 2019. (AFP/File)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/t20-world-cup-2021">T20 World Cup 2021</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/babar-azam">Babar Azam</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:50:27 +0000 fatimah.amjad 1967631 at /node/1967206/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2021-11-13 18:48</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RAWALPINDI: A veteran Pakistani actor Sohail Asghar passed away in Karachi on Saturday after battling a prolonged illness, confirmed his family to local media. He was 67.<br /> Born in Lahore in 1954, the legendary Pakistani artist launched his career from Radio Pakistan in 1978 and bedazzled people with his performances on television and stage.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/11/13/2912086-306035528.jpg" width="1300" height="882" alt="" title="This undated photo shows veteran Pakistani actor Sohail Asghar who passed away in Karachi on November 13, 2021, after battling a prolonged illness. (Photo courtesy: Social media)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sohail-asghar">Sohail Asghar</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pakistani-actor">Pakistani actor</a></div></div></div> Sat, 13 Nov 2021 16:25:13 +0000 fatimah.amjad 1967206 at /node/1965131/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2021-11-10 10:30</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RAWALPINDI: The world’s youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday announced her marriage to Asser Malik, making her Internet followers flood her with congratulatory messages.<br /> Yousafzai, who survived a bid on her life in 2012 by a Taliban gunman in her native town of Swat, shared the pictures of the event across her official social media accounts, saying: “Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser and I tied the knot to be partners for life. We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with our families.”</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/11/10/2906591-338143459.jpg" width="3264" height="2000" alt="" title="Collage of photos shared by Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, as she poses with her husband (R) on her wedding day in their home in Birmingham, England, on November 9, 2021. (Photo courtesy: @Malala/Twitter)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/malala-yousafzai">Malala Yousafzai</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:40:28 +0000 farheen.fatima 1965131 at /node/1962946/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2021-11-07 06:15</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: As autumn brings crisp sunny days to Pakistan’s capital, artisans from all over the country gather in Islamabad to showcase their indigenous crafts at the Lok Mela, organized each year by the Lok Virsa Cultural Center and Heritage Museum. <br /> The fair, which has been held every year for the past four decades, brings together craftspeople, jewelry makers, painters, sculptors, wood workers, potters, dancers and musicians from al provinces and regions of Pakistan country. This year’s Lok Mela 2021 will run from November 1-7. <br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/11/07/2900901-2017359751.jpg" width="1300" height="882" alt="" title="A vendor speaks to a customer at his blue pottery and tile stall at Lok Mela at the Lok Virsa Cultural Center and Heritage Museum in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 6, 2021. (AN Photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/lok-virsa">Lok Virsa</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Sun, 07 Nov 2021 03:40:29 +0000 fatimah.amjad 1962946 at /node/1962916/world <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2021-11-07 02:45</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: When 18-year-old Mohammed Ahsan arrived in the Pakistani capital to find a job, little did he know that a series of coincidences would soon turn him into the city’s new and unique performance artist, the “Golden Man of Islamabad.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/11/07/2900816-945471916.jpg" width="1231" height="740" alt="&quot;Golden Man of Islamabad&quot; Muhammad Ahsan performs as a living statue in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 5, 2021. (AN photo by Muhammad Ahsan)" title="&quot;Golden Man of Islamabad&quot; Muhammad Ahsan performs as a living statue in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 5, 2021. (AN photo by Muhammad Ahsan)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/11/07/2900821-2029163217.jpg" width="1300" height="704" alt="" title="Muhammad Ahsan takes photos with pedestrians who recognize him from social media posts in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 5, 2021. (AN photo by Muhammad Ahsan)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/world">World</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div> Sat, 06 Nov 2021 23:49:51 +0000 malawi 1962916 at /node/1962486/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2021-11-06 07:23</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: When 18-year-old Muhammad Ahsan arrived in the Pakistani capital to find a job, little did he know that a series of coincidences would soon turn him into the city’s new and unique performance artist, the “Golden Man of Islamabad.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/11/06/2901016-673262950.jpg" width="1300" height="882" alt="" title="Muhammad Ahsan, the Golden Man of Islamabad, poses for a picture in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 5, 2021. (AN Photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/living-statue">Living statue</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/islamabads-golden-man">Islamabad&#039;s Golden Man</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/golden-man">Golden Man</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/islamabad">Islamabad</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/muhammad-ahsan">Muhammad Ahsan</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Sat, 06 Nov 2021 04:41:18 +0000 fatimah.amjad 1962486 at /node/1962126/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2021-11-05 13:16</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RAWALPINDI: It took Usama Aziz two years to build a white robot that dazzled YouTube viewers last month when with human-like fingers it poured a drink for his creator without spilling a drop. </p> <p> Aziz, 28, an electrical engineering graduate of the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in Islamabad built the white shiny humanoid at his bedroom-turned- laboratory in Multan, where he has been developing his passion for robotics for the past six years.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/11/05/2898636-1048953322.jpg" width="2000" height="1178" alt="Syed Usama Aziz demonstrates his 3D-printed humanoid robot at his home in Multan, Pakistan on October 8, 2021. (Photo courtesy: Usama Aziz)" title="Syed Usama Aziz demonstrates his 3D-printed humanoid robot at his home in Multan, Pakistan on October 8, 2021. (Photo courtesy: Usama Aziz)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/robots">robots</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/humanoid">Humanoid</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Fri, 05 Nov 2021 10:18:58 +0000 wasey 1962126 at /node/1958436/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2021-10-31 06:07</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RAWALPINDI: Sarim Akhtar, the face of arguably Pakistan’s most famous meme, is taking his celebrity into the digital realm with a new non-fungible token (NFT) project called DFans, or Disappointed Fans.<br /> London-based Akhtar’s disappointed face when Pakistan dropped a catch against Australia in an ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 match became a viral meme widely known as“the disappointed fan.” </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/10/31/2888861-981450532.png" width="2000" height="1125" alt="" title="Sarim Akhtar watching Pakistan drop a catch against Australia in an ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 match on June 12, 2019 in Taunton, England. (Photo courtesy: Social Media)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sarim-akhtar">sarim akhtar</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Sun, 31 Oct 2021 03:19:03 +0000 farheen.fatima 1958436 at /node/1957596/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2021-10-29 11:15</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RAWLPINDI: High-end streetwear brand Rastah has become Pakistan’s first fashion outlet to venture into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with the upcoming release of their digital outfit.</p> <p> NFTs are a type of digital asset which use blockchain technology to record the ownership of online items such as images, videos, trading cards or land in virtual worlds. First launched in 2015, NFTs exploded in popularity earlier this year. According to NFT market tracker DappRader, sales volumes of NFTs surged to $10.7 billion in the third quarter of 2021.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/10/29/2886571-1409032575.jpeg" width="1024" height="778" alt="" title="Artisans work in a small embroidery factory in Karachi, Pakistan on May 6, 2009. (AFP/File)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/nft">NFT</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:17:51 +0000 farheen.fatima 1957596 at /node/1956326/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/rehmat-mehsud">REHMAT MEHSUD</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/233916">Sabah Bano Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2021-10-27 13:25</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: When Lal Zari’s uncle killed a man over a land dispute in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2009, the then 16-year-old could never have imagined that she would have to pay the price.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/10/27/2883146-1612240707.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="A Pakistani bride looks on during a mass-wedding ceremony in Karachi on late March 24, 2014. (AFP/ FILE)" title="A Pakistani bride looks on during a mass-wedding ceremony in Karachi on late March 24, 2014. (AFP/ FILE)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/compensation-marriage">Compensation Marriage</a></div></div></div> Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:29:10 +0000 sehrish_ghaffar 1956326 at