Tag: Voice

Pakistan is voice of Kashmiris at UN: Maleeha Lodhi

-- US Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry says meaningful dialogue only solution to the Afghan conflict   NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi on...

Singing sensation Zubair Ahmed wins voice of JPJ

KARACHI: With an aim to promote the aspiring singing talent of the country, the singing competition Voice of JPJ provided a platform for young budding...

My upbringing helps me find my voice: Kalki Koechlin

National award-winning actress Kalki Koechlin, who is known for voicing her opinions without mincing words, says her upbringing and cultural consciousness helped her to...

So that oppressed don’t stay quiet…

In a bid to introduce‎ intra-institutional transparency, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday accorded formal approval to a summary on Draft Whistle Blower Bill.

TI joins voice against induction of Bhagwandas as CEC

ISLAMABAD The Transparency International (TI) on Saturday joined dissenting voices against the would-be appointment of Justice (r) Rana Bhagwandas as the chief election...

MQM with all voices for change: Sattar

MQM leader and federal minister Farooq Sattar has said that all political forces should have a united stance over national agenda. Talking to media...

Rihanna making animated film debut

R&B star Rihanna is set to make her debut in an animated movie by joining the voice cast ensemble of ‘Happy Smekday’. The 24-year-old...

‘The Voice’ amps up star power for Season 2

The stars of television singing contest ‘The Voice’ promised more celebrity and top talent in their upcoming season as they compete fiercely with rival...

Priyanka’s voice to go international

Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra, set to start a new innings as singer in her debut international music album, is taking vocal lessons to fit...

26/11 voice sample matches that of Pakistani supervisor

The voice of one of the accused in the Mumbai attacks of 2008 matched that of a handler who directed the terrorists involved in...

Law doesn’t permit taking voice sample: Malik

Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday said the country’s constitution did not permit taking voice samples of any accused, but it would still ‘’exhaust’’...

FIFA urged to halt vote as sponsors voice concern

FIFA faced mounting calls to scrap its corruption-tainted presidential election on Tuesday as key sponsors formed a chorus of concern over the governing body’s...

Craig to voice BBC wildlife film

Daniel Craig is to provide the narration for a new BBC nature film, replacing Sir David Attenborough. The James Bond actor has been chosen...

Reopening of ZAB case people’s voice: Raisani

QUETTA - Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani has praised President Asif Ali Zardari for his decision to file a reference for reopening the case of late prime minister and the founding chairman of the Pakistan Peoples' Party Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the chief minister welcomed the move to request the Supreme Court for reopening and re-conducting hearing into the judicial murder of the late PPP leader, saying the President Zardari's

Raja Riaz is Pervaiz Elahi’s voice, says PML-N

LAHORE - Provincial Food Minister Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor on Sunday accused opposition leader Raja Riaz of being the voice of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. In a press release, Ghafoor asked Riaz to visit his native city Faisalabad and try to appease people's anger against the federal government instead of raising a hue and cry in Lahore. He said, "One who has bunged Punjab's gas and electricity cannot hoodwink the people through his tactics."
He said it was known to the nation that the

Kurd play adds voice to Mideast Anger

BAGHDAD - A play whose plot took actors and audience alike across Iraq's Kurdish capital of Arbil this week delivered a stinging portrait of the northern region's leaders as power-mad and greedy.
When Karukh Ibrahim's 90-minute production climaxed outside the Kurdistan region's parliament building, it was the 28-year-old director's way of adding his voice to protests that have raged against entrenched rulers throughout the Middle East.
"Qabristan", or "The Cemetery" in

Famous faces lend voice to Egypt’s protests

CAIRO - Egypt's cultural glitterati have joined thousands of protesters from all walks of life calling for an immediate end to President Hosni Mubarak 30-year-rule. Khalid Abdalla, a British-Egyptian actor known for his lead role in the 2007 adaptation of KhaledHosseini's "The Kite Runner," was among the crowd on Cairo's Tahrir (Liberation) square on Saturday.
"I'm here because I'm asking for Mubarak to step down," Abdalla, 30, told Reuters. "I've been here since Friday before