Tag: Role

KARACHI - "Transformation plays a key role in one's life. We transform physically and pass through a lot of changes, and along with that our personalities change with time," artist Nosheen Iqbal said.
Iqbal said that we learn from the changes around us as we are a part of a certain system that we live in. The system changes and so do we by transforming with it, and acquiring and adapting according to these changes, she added. "Nature does it all the time. It adapts to the changes

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Saturday submitted an adjournment motion in the National Assembly calling for a debate on the constitutional role of the army, the intelligence agencies, the judiciary, the parliament and the political parties.
The motion, submitted by PML-N lawmakers Birjees Tahir and Tahira Aurangzeb, stated that the release of CIA contractor Raymond Davis had raised certain questions about the role of different institutions and that the public

Colin Firth is set to sink his teeth into a vampire role in his first film since winning an Oscar last month. The star has signed on to play a bloodsucker in the movie 'Stoker,' alongside Nicole Kidman and 'Alice in Wonderland' actress Mia Wasikowska. The new role is remarkably different from the actor's most recent performance in 'The King's Speech,' in which he played stuttering royal King George VI. Screenwriter Wentworth Miller reveals the title of the movie is a nod to Bram

LAHORE - Condemning Shahbaz Sharif's demand of involving judiciary and the army in the politics, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Punjab has termed the All Parties Conference (APC) proposal 'unconstitutional and undemocratic'. President PPP Punjab Chapter Imtiaz Safdar Warraich at a news conference at Lahore Press Club the other day urged Shahbaz to withdraw his call and said his thoughts were a 'reminder of General Ziaul Haq 's black era'. Warraich said, "Sharifs have always had a

SIALKOT - Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said women could play a vital role in the development process by following the golden principles of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah. While addressing a girls' school's inaugural ceremony, she said female education was imperative for the development of Pakistan and to bring it at par with developed nations. She said the majority of population needed to be educated for accelerating the developmental process in the society.

KARACHI - Pakistani women are talented and can play a major role in the socioeconomic development of the country, which is why the PPP government is committed towards empowering them through better education. PPP Women Wing Sindh Information Secretary Sharmila Farooqui said this on Sunday before leaving for the US to attend the 'Year of Empowering Women and Girls through International Exchanges' programme to be held in Washington under the aegis of the State Department in connection

KARACHI - Appreciating the role of the United Nations' Children Fund (UNICEF), Sindh Ombudsman Asad Ashraf Malik said that the fund is playing an important role in protecting the rights of children.
Talking to UNICEF Child Protection Specialist Dr Jabeen Fatima Abbas and Child Protection Officer in Sindh Suhail Ahmed at his office, the ombudsman expressed confidence that the Child Complaint Office set up at the Sindh Ombudsman Secretariat,in cooperation with UNICEF, would play an

LAHORE - Pakistan has advanced in the field of medical sciences as compared to its status at the time of partition when there were only 121 female doctors, out of whom only 43 were MBBS, former Fatima Jinnah Medical College principal Dr Basharat Yousaf said on Friday during a meeting of Lahore College Associates (LCA). LCA held its annual meeting and reviewed the role of females in national development. Former LCWU vice chancellor and LCA President Prof Dr Bushra Mateen chaired the

LAHORE - The ICC has objected to Salman Butt being employed as a pundit during the Cricket World Cup. Butt is set to work for Pakistan's Channel 5 during the competition. ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat was quoted by BBC: "We are not satisfied with this appointment. The [ICC] board expressed disappointment at the decision."
The board has written to Michael Beloff QC, chair of the tribunal that banned Butt, to ask whether the player could be breaching the terms of his sentence.

BIRMINGHAM - Former International Cricket Council president Ehsan Mani has branded the governing body "weak" for not doing more to prevent disgraced Pakistan batsman Salman Butt from taking up a World Cup media role. Although the ICC is powerless to prevent a private Pakistan TV channel from hiring Butt, who was banned for five years on fixing charges last week, Mani said they should have tried harder or voiced their disapproval.
Instead Butt, the Pakistan captain during their

Oscar winner Meryl Streep has undergone a dramatic transformation for her role as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a forthcoming biopic about her life called 'The Iron Lady.' Streep has adopted Thatcher's trademark bouffant hairstyle, ruby-red lipstick and pearl earrings for her part in the film about Britain's longest continuously serving premier of the 20th century.
"The prospect of exploring the swathe cut through history by this remarkable woman is a

LONDON - Manchester United and England legend Bobby Charlton is to be asked to help bring together a Great Britain football team to compete at the 2012 London Olympics. To date all attempts to forge a unified team have met with stiff opposition from the the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish football associations leaving open the prospect of only English players being involved.
But London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe believes that Charlton has the clout and prestige to bring the

LAHORE - Two-day international workshop on "The Conduct of Responsible Science" started yesterday, in the auditorium of FC College University Lahore. Punjab University Vice-Chancellor, Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran presided over the second session of the first day of the workshop. The workshop is being organized in collaboration with FC College University Lahore, International Council for Life Sciences (ICLS) and COMSTECH.

LAHORE - Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh recently visited the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) to discuss the issues faced by foreign investors in Pakistan. The meeting was attended by the OICCI members representing all major sectors including pharmaceutical industry, financial institutions and the energy sector.
OICCI President Ameena Saiyid presented an overview of OICCI and shared the results of the OICCI Business Confidence Survey, an

Sir Anthony Hopkins is in talks to tackle the role of Alfred Hitchcock in a new biopic about the legendary moviemaker, according to a U.S. report.
The Oscar-winning actor is said to have been approached to play the Master of Suspense in a movie based on Stephen Rebello's book 'Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho', which tells the story of the director's struggle to finance his 1960 horror classic.
Screenwriter/ director Sacha Gervasi is in talks to step behind the

Clint Eastwood is planning a remake of A Star Is Born, with Beyonce Knowles in the role previously played by Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland and Janet Gaynor. Eastwood's film will be the fourth version of the story, which first made it to the screen in 1937.
Beyonce is in talks to play Esther Blodgett, the small-town girl who arrives in Hollywood dreaming of fame. She meets and falls in love with Norman Maine, an alcoholic former matinee idol who guides her to stardom but finds

Karachi - The National Police Bureau and GIZ (German agency for international cooperation) organised a workshop to highlight issues faced by women within the Police Department, ranging from recruitment to retention and training to promotion, at a hotel in Karachi. Police officers, including women, participated in the conference in which, considering the increased demand of men officers for security duties, active involvement of women in police was emphasised. Speakers at the