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Ah! Thanks to God at last I found a book about my love Karachi and that too it is work of fiction. Allow me to tell you if you are a book-lover and a Karachi-lover then here is treat for you, grab this novel by Saba Imtiaz, a Karachi based journalist who has tried for the first time to write fiction, and she has put everything in her novel including her soul, and for next few days you would be entirely lost in the horrifying scenes about Karachi coming out from Saba's pen. The book has been published by Vintage Books (Random House India) in 2014, is a story of female journalist Ayesha working at Karachi, one of the deadliest cities in present world, the story is narrated as first person singular starting from new year eve, when Karachi's elite goes out partying, drinking and dancing to welcome a tension free new year in Karachi, but Karachi is not a city to rest, it is always on run and there is always space for something to happen. And this is what Saba pens down about th

'Harry Johnson gazed out of the window of the train at the English countryside and thought that not a moment passed when someone wasn’t telling a story. And, if his luck held for the rest of the day.  Harry was about to be employed to tell the story of the man he was going to visit. Indeed,he had chosen to tell the whole story of this important man, this significant artist. How, he wondered, with a shudder, did you begin to do that?  Where would you start, and how would the story, which was still being lived, end? More importantly, was he, Harry, capable of such a task?  Peaceful England, untouched by war, revolution, famine, ethnic or religious disturbance. Yet if the newspapers were correct, Britain was an overcrowded little island.’ Thus   starts   Kureishi’s   new   novel   ‘The   Last   Word’   spread   over   approximately   300   pages published   by Faber   and   Faber  in  2014.   Hanif  who  has   also   written  novels   like   Buddha  of Suburbia,  The Black  Al

Jamshoro: Sindh University Teachers' Association n its official meeting has resolved to observe black day on Monday 18/3/2019 in all campuses of Sindh University Jamshoro against lack of interest of Vice Chancellor Dr. Fatah Muhammad Burfat in resolving faculty’s genuine matters which were conveyed in the form of charter of demands (COD) by SUTA. Its minutes haven’t been issued even after two months. Sindh University Teacher’s Association’s meeting held on 15/3/2019 in teachers presided by Dr. Nek Muhammad Sheikh. Meeting was attended by majority of elected executive council members including office bearers. SUTA EC unanimously has resolved to write an open letter to Chief Minster, which will be shared wiyh media, on Monday to apprise CM ( Chancellor ) about rampant corruption, mismanagement, and mishandling of University’s affairs and incompetency of Vice Chancellor to run the University of Sindh as per code. SUTA EC condemned the negligent attitude of VC towards encroacher

Jamshoro 13-Mar-2019: A student of Center For Excellence in Art and Design (CEAD) named Asma Qureshi secured 2nd position in the all Pakistan digital poster making competition organized by a social organization held at Islamabad.  Titled “Free From Fear” poster making competition was held to create awareness regarding women rights at Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) Islamabad. Four students from Communication Design Department of CEAD Asma Qureshi, Aiman Qureshi, Batool Moti and Aisha Hassan took part in the competition. Asma illustrated the importance of women education in her digital poster and was awarded 2nd position as well as one lac rupees. The poster of Aiman Qureshi was short listed for display amongst 21 high quality posters from 100 entries of the competition.  A panel of judges comprised of Shehzil Malik, Nigar Nazar and Samar Minallah shortlisted the posters. The students from National College of Arts Lahore, Indus Valley School of Art and Architectu

Dan Brown is an American author most well known for his thriller novels, including the Robert Langdon stories, Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), The Lost Symbol (2009), Inferno (2013) and Origin (2017).  His novels are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour period, and feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, art, and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into 56 languages, and as of 2012, sold over 200 million copies. Three of them, Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003) and Inferno (2013) have been adapted into films. Brown's novels that feature the lead character, Langdon, also include historical themes and Christianity as motifs, and have generated controversy. In a series of online lectures introduced by MasterClass on social media Brown revealed some tips for writers regarding how to write a best-selling novel and how to create suspense throughout your story. Following are those tips according to Bro