Tag: Life

GUJRANWALA - An elderly woman was crushed under a train and a police constable sacrificed his life while trying to rescue her at the railway crossing near Sheranwala Park. Reportedly, an unidentified old woman, unaware of the arrival of a train, tried to cross the rail line near the secondhand clothing bazaar situated on both the sides of the track.
Constable Azeeb Khalid rushed to rescue her and both were crushed by Quetta-bound Jafer Express. The woman died instantly while

LAHORE - A telefilm titled Ada-e-Sarfaroshi depicting true story of Hawaldar Naeem Asghar Shaheed was aired on Friday on PTV Home at 7:40pm. Ada-e-Sarfaroshi is part of drama series Faseel-e-Jaan Se Aagay, based on real accounts of people who have sacrificed their lives for Pakistan and showed exemplary resilience in combating terrorism during 2009.
Ada-e-Sarfaroshi is story of a common man attaining heroic heights. Asghar embraced martyrdom after fearlessly killing a number of

KARACHI - Veena, a six-year-old patient of severe aplastic anemia, has finally been operated upon. After media reports, some philanthropists had stepped forward and helped her father Bhooro Meghwar to bear the expenses of the lengthy and costly treatment, but he still needs Rs 1.2 million for paying the bill of the private hospital where the operation took place.
Though Sindh Health Secretary Hashim Raza Zaidi had written a letter to Meghwar ensuring to provide him with financial

KARACHI - State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan has secured Rs 9.33 billion as First year Premium (New Business) during 2010 with an increase of almost 35 percent compared to last year. This was revealed by State Life Chairman Shahid Aziz Siddiqui, while speaking to media.
He said that the renewal premium has also touched the figure of Rs 19.54 billion showing an increase of 28 percent during January to December 2010 as compared to the corresponding period last year. The

KITZBUEHEL - Ivica Kostelic might occasionally find himself in the crosshairs of his sport's governing body, but he seems set for World Cup glory should his unbelievable streak of form continue. Long considered a slalom specialist, the 31-year-old Croat took Kitzbuehel by storm when he won Friday's super-G on the circuit's toughest course ahead of more seasoned speed kings like Didier Cuche and Aksel Lund Svindal. His second place in Sunday's slalom, together with his 11th position in

KARACHI - The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) has maintained the Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating of Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited (ALAC) at "A" (Single A). The rating denotes ALAC's strong capacity to meet policyholder and contract obligations.
At the same time, risk factors are moderate and impact of any adverse business and economic factors is expected to be limited. The rating reflects Adamjee Life's association with financially sound business groups -

LAHORE - Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shoaib Malik said Thursday that he was experiencing the most difficult painful time of his career. Malik, 28, has not been selected for the forthcoming Pakistan 15-member World Cup team to be played from next month in subcontinent.
Malik was quoted as saying by German Radio Deutsche Welle Urdu service that playing the World Cup was topmost desire of any athlete and it becomes more disappointing when one is ignored in the best form of

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will lead Americans in national mourning on Wednesday after an Arizona shooting tragedy unleashed a polarizing national debate about the violent rhetoric rocking US politics.
Obama will fly to the southwestern state to lead a tribute service for the six people who were killed and the 14 wounded in the assassination attempt on congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who is fighting for her life in a hospital. His trip will take place after the family

PESHAWAR - Severe cold waves and fog have hit the daily life activities in most parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa particularly in the central region known as Peshawar Valley.
The people are facing serious problems as the major highways are either temporarily suspended for traffic or completely closed for several hours.
Movements in the province are restricted and people from northern areas and nearby districts Mardan, Charsadda, Swabi, Nowshera and Hazara are planning to travel to

ISLAMABAD - The upper parts of the country were in the grip of foggy conditions as the traffic on the motorway and other highways was stopped due to non-visibility, a private TV channel reported on Saturday.
Quoting an unnamed official of the Met Office, the channel reported that the current rain/snowfall spell was likely to weaken within two days and upper parts will again experience cold weather in the coming days. Sindh and Balochistan will also remain in the grip of cold wave

LAHORE - Plan Pakistan and Punjab School Education Department have entered into an agreement for the provision of adequate financial, human resource and material support to rehabilitate 400 affected primary schools in riverine areas of Layyah,
Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur districts. School Education Department Punjab Secretary Aslam Kamboh and Plan Pakistan Country Director Haider W Yaqub signed the MOU at the Civil Secretariat on Tuesday.
The project shall be implemented

LAHORE - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) observed former PM and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto's 3rd death anniversary on Monday across the city with a pledge to continue PPP founder and former PM Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's (ZAB) and Benazir's mission for parliament's supremacy.
Like other parts of the country, PPP Lahore chapter office bearers and workers commemorated Benazir's 3rd death anniversary by organising Quran khawani, candle-lit vigils, rallies and seminars.
In

Lahore - MUNIR NIAZI He was one of the best-known and admired Urdu poets from Pakistan who also produced good poetry in the Punjabi. His effective imagery conveys pictures in few words. He has experimented with poetic forms and has tried to create a new style, rhythm and diction in Urdu poetry. Innocence, mythology, nostalgia, dreams, eroticism, and romance are some of his most common themes. His popular Urdu publications were "Taiz Hawa Aur Tanha Phool", "Jungle mein Dhanak",

KARACHI: Prisons in Sindh are facing a shortage of executioners or jallads and no death row prisoner has been hanged for the last couple of years, but the authorities are reluctant to fill the vacant posts.
The posts of executioners have been vacant for more than a decade now, well-placed sources in the prison department told Pakistan Today.
At least 25,000 prisoners are serving their terms in around 20 prisons of the province even though their total capacity is 9,541. There

LAHORE: Ruby Chishtie's new collection of works, called Placed, Displaced, Misplaced, is the newest creative burst by the artist, who has specialized in bronze casting and ceramic sculpture. These works revolve around life itself, and her perception.
Each strangely bizarre prototype of life and its various elements are shown in mediums limited to cloth, wood, and metal wire. "To reduce the complexities of life, we have to develop a linear system, where there is a beginning, an

LOS ANGELES: The documentary looks at the tragic life of Benazir Bhutto, her family and the political history of Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto had a life that makes fiction pale by comparison.
When writer Tariq Ali says, characterizing the tale of her charismatic but cursed family, "the whole story has strong elements of a Greek tragedy," he is not telling the half of it. As "Bhutto," the thorough and involving documentary on her life conveys, Benazir was a formidable personality all

HONG KONG: Authenticity is the heart and soul of the new biopic "Bruce Lee, My Brother," the early life story of the man who put Hong Kong action films on the map, its director told. As its title declares, the film pieces together the superstar's childhood.
"The Lee family supplied us with all the details and the tidbits of their family life," director Raymond Yip said. "So we took great care to be loyal to the truth and avoid anything that felt fake, which made it rather