Warm Welcome for Naseem at Karachi Airport
Feb 15th
Naseem Hameed received warm welcome at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, who won gold medal in 100 meter running competition of 11th South Asian Games. She returned from Dhaka on Thursday.
She got this rank in just 11.81 seconds. She is poor athlete from the slums of Korangi. In the history of Pakistan only some players was received this amazing welcome.
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Ghalib Baqar: finest water color painter
Jan 5th
With seven solo and over 100 group exhibitions to his credit, 52-year-old Ghalib Baqar happens to be one of the finest water colour artists of Pakistan. His first solo exhibition was held in 1983 at the B.M Gallery and was inaugurated by noted scientist, intellectual and painter, Dr Salimuzaman Siddiqui.
In 1991, he had another solo exhibition at the Indus Art Gallery managed by Pakistan’s leading artist Ali Imam. Baqar has also over 20 years of teaching experience at the Balochistan Art Council, Karachi Grammar School and the Visual Studies Department of the University of Karachi. He had bagged first prize at Biennial International Competition of SAARC countries in 1988. More >
President Zardari lays foundation for a museum
Jan 5th
President Asif Ali Zardari
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari stressed on Monday the need for preserving the cultural heritage of the country.
Laying the foundation stone of the Mohatta Palace Museum and Cultural Complex, the president expressed the hope that the initiative would enable future generations to derive cultural benefits from the museum enclave.
The complex will house five large museums aligned across a central garden quadrangle. Several adjacent properties will be acquired and amalgamated into the cultural complex containing archives and libraries, cultural centres and venues of performing arts. More >
Karachi is a regional hub: Mustafa Kamal
Dec 20th
City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that the city government has presented a successful model of good governance in Karachi which has been appreciated all over the world. He said that during the past four years, development works worth Rs 250 billion have been carried out in this city which also holds strategic importance in the region.
He expressed these views while addressing the participants of the National Defence Course at a local hotel on Saturday. The 77 member delegation comprising senior army officers from Pakistan, France, Australia, Malysia, Nigeria and other countries was on its study tour of Karachi. The Commandant of the National Security College Rear Admiral Khan Hasham representing the delegation thanked the City Nazim and DCO Karachi for arranging their visit. He said that they have been impressed by the rapid progress made by Karachi during the last few years and this tour has provided them with a good opportunity to observe this unusual phenomenon closely. Admiral Hasham also appreciated the provision of basic facilities to the citizens of Karachi.
A documentary titled Karachi -The Kohinoor” which highlights the four year performance of the City District Government Karachi was also screened on the occasion. In his address, the City Nazim said that we have developed Karachi due to its strategic importance in the region and also due to the fact that the city contributes 68 percent share to the national exchequer.
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