We live in a connected world, a world that stands duly integrated. The air we breathe, the policies we make, the wars we unleash and the peace we pursue, everything is intertwined in an inextricable manner. This is a reality that we all face from climate change issues to under-nourished children, everything and anything underRead More
Year: 2015
Pakistan helicopter crash kills foreign envoys
A Pakistan army helicopter has crashed in mountainous territory, killing seven people, including the Philippine and Norwegian ambassadors. It crashed during an emergency landing in the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region. The wives of the Indonesian and Malaysian envoys, two pilots and a crew member also died. They were to attend the opening of a tourism project.Read More
2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
The 2015 Cricket World Cup was the 11th Cricket World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. Fourteen teams played 49 matches in 14 venues, with Australia staging 26 games at grounds in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney while New Zealand hosted 23 gamesRead More
Urdu language in the Indian Subcontinent bears testimony to great dialogue between cultures
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Faiz Ahmad Faiz, 20th century’s famous Pakistani Urdu poet, commenting on the poetry collection of Iftikhar Arif, said: “This book (Mehr-e-Doneem by Iftikhar Arif) is enough to confer a reliable place for him (Iftikhar Arif) in the modern Urdu literature.” This statement shows that in his prime youthRead More