Tag: Tea

Black birch tea as good as aspirin

Drinking black birch tea everyday can lower your risk of a heart attack just as effectively as low-dose aspirin, but without the side effects...

Tea smuggling discouraging importers

Pakistan holds the world record for the highest per capita tea consumption. According to the Pakistan Food and Drink Report Q2 2010, every Pakistani...

Tea import increases by 17.03pc

The imports of tea in the country registered an increase of 17.03 per cent during the first month of financial year as the country...

Tea association proposes lower duties, taxes to curb smuggling

Branded tea selling companies have proposed that the government lower duties and taxes on the imported commodity as Pakistani consumers were paying fifty per...

LHCBA hosts tea party

The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) hosted a tea party at the Kayani Hall of the bar premises on Friday, which was attended...

Pearl Harbor tea service conjures spirit of peace

A Japanese war veteran in black robes sought to silently conjure the spirit of peace and reconciliation as he prepared tea over the watery...

40pc of tea in Pakistan smuggled

The import of tea has increased by almost 33.7 per cent in the last fiscal year compared to the year before. The cause for...

Guest robs hosts after spiking tea with sedatives

A Hindu family was robbed by a guest in the village of Sawan Mari after taking tea spiked with sedatives and falling unconscious thereafter,...

Publisher reviews claims in memoir ‘Three Cups of Tea’

NEW YORK - The publisher of U.S. author Greg Mortenson's memoir, 'Three Cups of Tea,' said on Monday it was reviewing the bestseller following claims that parts of the inspirational book were fabricated.
Television news program '60 Minutes' said in a Sunday broadcast that parts of Mortenson's account of a failed attempt in 1993 to climb the world's second-highest peak, K2, and being kidnapped in Pakistan in 1996, were untrue, citing several people interviewed. '60 Minutes' also

‘Three Cups of Tea’ inaccurate

LAHORE - A '60 Minutes' investigation alleges that the inspirational multimillion seller 'Three Cups of Tea' is filled with inaccuracies and that co-author Greg Mortenson's charitable organisation has taken credit for building schools that don't exist. The report, which airs Sunday night on CBS television, cites 'Into the Wild' author Jon Krakauer as among the doubters of Mortenson's story of being lost in 1993 while mountain climbing in rural Pakistan and stumbling upon the village

‘Big Boss 4’ evicted Begum wants to have tea with Bal...

NEW DELHI
Bal Thackeray was the reason Shiv Sena staged a protest against 'Bigg Boss 4' but the reality show's latest evictee, artist Begum Nawazish Ali wants to make peace with party supremo.
Begum aka Ali Salim, a TV personality, and actress Veena Malik were two Pakistani artistes included on the show, which did not go down well with the Sena. The political party not only protested against the inclusion of Pakistani artistes, but also called for a 'bandh' in Lonavala where