Potohar festival concludes at Lok Virsa
The 6-day Potohar Folk Music Festival which started last Sunday at Lok Virsa Complex, Garden Avenue, Shakarparian, was successfully concluded on Friday. The festival...
Lok Virsa notifies revised timings of its 2 museums
In order to facilitate maximum number of visitors, Lok Virsa notified its revised timings for of the National Heritage Museum and Pakistan Monument Museum...
Lok Virsa chief Khalid Javaid gets 2 years extension
Appreciating the dedicated work of Khalid Javaid, the executive director (ED) of Lok Virsa, in preservation, dissemination and promotion of indigenous folk art and...
Folk dances mesmerise audience at Lok Virsa
Folk dancers from all over the country mesmerised visitors at the Lok Virsa on Thursday during the weeklong celebration of Pakistan Cultural Week. ...
Artisans mesmerize visitors with craftsmanship at Lok Virsa
The glimpses of rural folk and traditional heritage four provinces including remote parts of the country have mesmerized visitors with their craftsmanship at Lok...
Folk dancers enthrall Lok Virsa Mela visitors
Groups of folk dancers, attired in beautiful regional costumes with their exotic performances, enthralled the visitors at the week-long cultural Mela at Lok Virsa...
Lok Virsa to organize ‘Block Printing’ programme from Jan 4
National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) announced to organise “Block Printing” programme from January 4-10, 2016.
Master artisans in the field of...
‘Punjab to mandate thalassemia test before marriage’
--Chief Minister Buzdar vows to uproot thalassemia, revolutionise health sector
--Says eliminating corruption PTI govt’s top agenda
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Sunday said...
UET announces entry test schedule 2011
The University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore on Saturday announced the combined entry test schedule 2011. The test will be held on July...
Sadiq Khan reaches Karachi, visits Quaid-e-Azam mausoleum
KARACHI: London’s first Muslim Mayor Sadiq Khan, who is on a goodwill visit to promote his ‘London is Open’ campaign arrived in Karachi and...
Being Pakistani and atheist a dangerous combo, but some ready to brave it
They realise that they belong to a country where apostasy means inviting the risk of death – even if spared by government authorities and...
PU to end contracts of employees, teaching staff
-Varsities ordered to ensure appointments through ads, conduct internal audit within a month
LAHORE: Punjab University (PU) will be ending contracts of as many as...
Sharjeel, Lawai receive VIP treatment in finest hospitals as prisoners
KARACHI: Two high profile prisoners including Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former provincial information minister Sharjeel Memon’s and Asif Zardari's close aide Hussain...
Former PU vice chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran released
LAHORE: Former vice chancellor of the Punjab University, Dr Mujahid Kamran, was released from Camp Jail on Saturday.
He was welcomed by his wife and students waiting...
‘No need to push the panic button yet’
The dengue epidemic is a wake up call for the country but there is no need to panic yet, said speakers at a seminar...
Rawalpindi’s six housing schemes declared illegal
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) declared six housing schemes illegal and directed owners of the schemes to stop advertisement and development.
The notices issued to the...
KP universities asked to justify budget before approval
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Shah Farman on Monday directed all provincial universities to justify budget before presenting in the Senate meeting for approval.
The...
