Tag: Street

LAHORE - There's no Cookie Monster, no Big Bird and no Count von Count. But Pakistani children will soon start experiencing what millions in the west have done for more than four decades - the joys of Sesame Street.
In a $20m (£12m) remake of the classic American children's programme, the setting for the show has moved from the streets of New York to a lively village in Pakistan with a roadside tea and snacks stall, known as a dhaba, some fancy houses with overhanging balconies

LAHORE - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) held Istahqam-e-Pakistan rally from the party office at the Punjab House to the shrine of Hazrat Ali Hajvairi on Tuesday to gain the street power before its big show scheduled on April 10. MQM Rabta Committee member Saif Yar Khan who has been assigned to look after party's affairs in Punjab led the rally.
Dozens of people on motorcycles, cars, vans and jeeps were carrying banners, party flags and Altaf Hussain's portraits and chanting

KARACHI - In the heart of Karachi, Saddar, gangs of street children are chock-a-block. Javed*, a 17-year-old young man, has almost graduated from one such gang. Working the street before he even entered his teens, Javed claims to have seen and know it all. "I do not know my date of birth, but I know I am around 16, maximum 17-years-old," Javed said.
Javed first ran away from home some seven or eight years ago along with three of his friends. "The first night, we stole weights

LONDON - Thousands of street parties will be held across Britain to celebrate Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton next month, local government officials said on Saturday, as royal wedding fever grips parts of the country.
In London alone, some 500 requests have been made to councils to close down roads so locals can get out the bunting and set up their fold-up tables for the traditional get-togethers, held in honor of major state occasions.
"Street parties are an

ISLAMABAD - Against the backdrop of Raymond Davis' release, scores of people belonging to various political and religious parties took to the streets on Wednesday against the government. A large number of protesters gathered at various areas of the capital including Abpara Market, National Press Club, Kashmir Highway and the Peshawar Morr area.
In front of the NPC, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) jointly staged a protest and slammed the government for releasing

KARACHI - A shutter-down strike was observed in almost all cities and towns of Sindh on Friday in response to a strike call by the PPP to protest the SC's verdict declaring NAB Chairman Justice (r) Deedar Hussain Shah's appointment illegal.
A partial strike was observed in Karachi, as shops remained closed in many areas of the city - mostly Sindhi and Baloch-dominated areas - including Lyari, Shanti Nagar, Sachal Goth, Malir and Gulshan-e-Hadeed, and public transport was scarce.

Sesame Street does a parody of the hit television series 'Mad Men'. Though of course the children would have no idea what Mad Men is about (hopefully) as it is definitely not age appropriate, but I suppose it was purely for the parent's entertainment. The clip shows Mr. Don Draper and his colleagues working on an advertisement campaign and they go through a series of emotions during it. Just as the characters on the original show do - anger, sadness, happiness mixed together in two

RIO DE JANEIRO - A high-voltage electric powerline crashed atop a float, killing at least 16 people participating in a parade ahead of Brazil's Carnival celebrations, health officials said on Monday. The 7,000 cable short-circuited late Sunday when it came tumbling down over a metallic coil, causing multiple deaths and injuries in the town of Bandeiro do Sul in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, the O Globo and Estado de Sao Paulo newspapers reported.At least 12 people who were

LOS ANGELES - Tony Geiss, a writer and lyricist who helped give life to the animated characters on "Sesame Street," died January 21 in Valhalla, N.Y., aged 86. His cousin confirmed the news to the New York Times, citing complications from a recent neck injury. Geiss spent over three decades working as a staff writer and a composer for "Sesame Street," the award-winning kids show that features Jim Henson's Muppet characters in short skits and animated sequences.
Geiss invented

DHAKA - Police fired tear gas and baton-charged thousands of investors in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka as crowds vented their fury after the stock market tumbled nine percent in an hour. Trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was halted when stocks fell a record 9.25 percent soon after opening in a plunge that sent outraged investors onto the streets.
The benchmark Dhaka Stock Exchange general index (DGEN) rose 80 percent in 2010, with small investors piling into the market,

Lahore - Citizens face problems in commuting owing to missing street lights as fog continues to engulf the provincial metropolis. Missing street lights are becoming problematic while many street lamps remain non-functional on main roads like Jail Road, Ferozpur Road, all underpass junctions and different areas of Johar Town.
According to the Rescue 1122 figures, more than 40 accidents occur every year in fog season in Lahore. Although major accidents owing to fog occur on

LAHORE: A seminar held by Sahil discussed the needs and steps that should be taken to the problems of street children. It was also discussed among experts how to solve the problems of the increasing number of street children.
Dr Naeem Zafar from Pahchan organization, stated that providing medical and psychological treatment to the vulnerable children was integral. These children were susceptible to diseases, being out in the open, in unprotected and disease prone areas, and are

SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc eased fears that big spending would erode margins as its results blew past Wall Street's targets, and the Web search leader revealed for the first time the strength of its fast developing mobile and online display ad businesses.
Analysts said strong growth across Google's core advertising business led to a 25-percent surge in net revenue in the third quarter, sending its shares 9 percent higher.
"This is the best performance they've had in three