Tag: Life

NEW YORK - A Pakistan-born executive of an Islamic television station, who was convicted of beheading his wife, was given life imprisonment of 25 years on Wednesday.
Muzzammil Hassan was sentenced in upstate New York by Erie County Judge Thomas Franczyk following a jury verdict of second degree murder handed down on February 7, The Buffalo News reported on Thursday.
Hassan was co-founder of Bridges TV, established to promote Islamic values, with his wife, Aasiya. Hassan,

ANKARA - A cold wave that hit Turkey on Wednesday brought heavy snowfalls that paralysed traffic and shut schools in the capital and disrupted road and air travel in other cities. Ankara was buried in 50 centimetres (20 inches) of snow which fell for a second day, snarling traffic despite a major clearance operation.
Schools were closed and residents had difficulty making the journey to work with road and rail links between Ankara and several nearby towns cut off.
The

KARACHI - Contemporary artist Riffat Alvi has always explored life through art. Whether it is probing reality or questioning the quality of existence, her oeuvre remains centred on the nuances of the living experience. She visualised it as a sensory impression in her early exhibitions, and in her Moenjodaro phase, tried to grasp the essence of life among lost civilisations through Rothko-inspired colour fields. Her expression gained a more palpable presence when she began

EXPERT COMMENT - The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has come alive with some very close contests that we witnessed during this week. As we head into the later-half of the group stages, the action will only get more exciting. Saturday was primed to be another day of thrilling cricket as Australia and Sri Lanka came face-to-face in Colombo. We were in a very similar situation during the 1987 ICC World Cup where we played all our matches at home. Imran Khan, our skipper at that time, told us

CHENNAI - A resilient England produced an amazing comeback to pip a shell-shocked South Africa by six runs in a low-scoring World Cup thriller on Sunday. Defending a meagre 171-run total, England came up with a spirited bowling display to skittle out their opponents for 165 runs in 47.4 overs to snatch an unlikely win in Group B. Stuart Broad (4-15) took the last two wickets and barring Hashim Amla (42), none of the South African batsmen could make an impact against the English

BAGHDAD - An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced a British security guard to life in jail for killing a fellow Briton and an Australian in Baghdad, the first conviction of a Western contractor since the 2003 invasion. Danny Fitzsimons, 30, could have received the death penalty for the August 2009 shooting in the Iraqi capital's heavily-fortified Green Zone.
His lawyer said that the life sentence equated to 20 years in Iraqi law, and added that he would appeal the verdict. "The court

Lahore - Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) has published a book "Faiz Ahmed Faiz in Beirut" by Tasleem Elahi Zulfi. The book brings new aspects of Faiz Ahmed Faiz's life by focusing on his activities and routine in Beirut during his stay there as an expatriate.
This was announced by PAL Chairman Fakhar Zaman in a briefing on Wednesday. Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) organized a series of nationwide seminars on Faiz Ahmed Faiz to celebrate 100 years of his birth. The first

KASUR - District and Sessions Judge (DSJ) Nazir Ahmed Ganjana awarded life imprisonment and a heavy fine to a drug pusher Imran. Reportedly, Mustafabad police raided a village Malakwal and recovered 18 kilogram charas from Imran's possession. The DSJ awarded life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 200,000 to Imran who was involved in the drugs' business for many years.
SUI GAS SUSPENSION PROTESTED IN KOT RADHA KISHAN: Hundreds of people protested against the suspension of Sui gas at

LAHORE - Some close encounters were witnessed in the Raaziq Punjab Cup Polo Tournament 2011, with State Life, Askari Insurance and Guard Group/Diamond Paints staging victories here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Thursday. Malcom Bowrick hit four goals while Ahmed Ali Tiwana bagged two as State Life edged Fernando Quinto Bourdieu-led Ciro's Pomodoro/Al Khan 6-5.
Shah Shamyl Alam and Fernando shared two goals while Iftikhar Ali Khan Simba scored one for Pomodoro. Master Paints,

GUJRANWALA - An aerial firing at a marriage ceremony at Jandiala, Baghwala, claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy while the relatives and heirs of the victim blocked traffic by putting the body on Pasrur Road. Nadeem Butt's friends resorted to aerial firing on his marriage.
One of the bullets hit Zohaib Gulzar who expired on his way to hospital. The villagers staged a protest and blocked the road. The police reached the spot and assured the protesters of arresting the culprits.

QUETTA - Dozens of houses were damaged and hundreds of people affected as widespread heavy rain and snowfall lashed Balochistan. A child was injured when a house collapsed in Chattan Pati area of Jaffarabad district while dozens of mud houses were damaged in Naseerabad, Usta Muhammad, Jaffarabad, Jhal Magsi and other eastern parts of the province.
Torrential rain that started on Saturday continued till Sunday morning, badly paralysing normal life. According to reports, heavy rain

LAHORE - If one could ever suspend the moments of a lifetime, it is through photographs. This is exactly the feeling that runs through Alhamra's Exhibition Gallery where the pictures of Faiz Ahmed's life from all perspectives have been displayed, reminiscing his pensive and happy moments, along with seeing him standing at the forefront as if he is still among us, alive and well.
IN LOVE WITH LIFE, WHEN WITH HIS WIFE: Beautiful black and white portraits of Faiz depict him as a man

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LAHORE - Fast bowler Mohammad Amir has said that he would go any length to come out of the match-fixing crisis he was going through. Amir was handed down a five-year ban by the International Cricket Council for spot-fixing and the bowler Tuesday showed determination that he would comeback from the "worst day of my life".
"What can I say about my feelings?," Amir told the BBC Monday. "When someone is seeing in front of him the end of his future, his career, then that is the worst

LAHORE - The first female poet of Chitral Rahima Naz, who stepped in the field of poetry despite living in a conservative society, is optimistic to bring revolution in the district eradicating all frustration from the lives of women.
Rahima Naz was born in the paradise-like but backward area of upper Chitral Khot village (Tehsil Torkoh). Her father Haji Khan served in Pakistan Air Force (PAF). She passed her matriculation examination from Federal Government Public Girls High

PESHAWAR - A heavy rain, flanked by snow on mountainous regions throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and adjoining tribal region, paralysed the smooth business of life on Monday. In Peshawar and other main cities, towns and districts of the province, the rain with brief intervals was in progress since Friday.
A heavy snow was also reported in the mountainous regions like Chitral, Dir, Swat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Batagram, Buner, Shangla and Abbottabad districts while apart from

HAFIZABAD - The four young sons of a poor villager of village Vinni died due to a mysterious TB-like disease while the fifth one is in critical condition. According to details, Abdul Hakeem's four sons, Sajid, 27, Imran, 24, Wajid, 20 and Sajjad, 7, suffered from a mysterious TB-like disease four years back.
He sold his land, jewellery of his wife and his savings for their treatment, but in vain. He went to various hospitals, but no doctor could diagnose the disease and,