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Many famous personalities of the country passed away during 2018, they were actors, writers, journalists and social activists, here are few famous writers and journalists of Pakistan who passed away during 2018: Asma Jahangir: Known for her outspoken nature and unrelenting pursuit for human rights  as well as for remaining undaunted in the face of extreme pressure and opposition, Asma  Jahangir would be remembered as a champion of the disenfranchised and for her services towards building a democratic and more inclusive Pakistan. Jahangir was born in Lahore in January 1952. She received a bachelor's degree from Kinnaird College and an LLB from Punjab University. She was called to the Lahore High Court in 1980 and to the Supreme Court in 1982. She later went on to become the first woman to serve as president of the Supreme Court Bar Association. She became a pro-democracy activist and was jailed in 1983 for participating in the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy, ...

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is  novel by Irish novelist John Boyne published in 2006, and revolves around the holocaust. Unlike the months of planning Boyne devoted to his other books, he said that he wrote the entire first draft of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas in two and a half days, barely sleeping until he got to the end. He did, however, commit to nearly 20 years of research, reading and researching about the Holocaust as a teenager before the idea for the novel even came to him. As of March 2010, the novel had sold more than five million copies around the world. In both 2007 and 2008, it was the best selling book of the year in Spain, and it has also reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list, as well as in the UK, Ireland, and Australia. In 2008, the novel was adopted into a film and it too did well around the globe. Here are some critical reviews about the novel: The Guardian , calls the novel "a small wonder of a book". While she comments on ...

Indian film industry also known as the Bollywood is considered to be one of the biggest film industries of the world, and it claims that it produces more than 300 films every year. From time to time Bollywood has given some remarkable films. However, the film industry is also accused of making films after being inspired by other industries or some times many of the movies are carbon-copies of movies made in other industries. Likewise, Bollywood has adopted some tragedies of English's greatest poet and dramatist of all times William Shakespeare. Here is a list of some Bollywood movies that are adoption of Shakespeare's tragedies: (1) Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak: is 1988 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film, directed by Mansoor Khan, written and produced by his father Nasir Hussain, and starring his cousin Aamir Khan along with Juhi Chawla in the lead roles, the film was debut film of both Aamir and Juhi.  The film was released on 29 April 1988 to critical acclaim, an...

A minor boy died and his sister fell critically sick Sunday evening after the children consumed allegedly toxic fries from a street vendor in Hyderabad, authorities said. According to police, the two siblings ate French fries from a local food-seller in Hyderabad's Chandni area and fell sick. They were rushed to a hospital where the brother passed away. Three eateries were sealed following the tragedy. Police said they had also arrested the managers of the eateries in question. Food samples from the eateries were sent to a laboratory for testing, Abdullah Lak, superintendent of police Cantt area said. According to the children's father, four-year-old Humayyun and his twin sister, Aliza, ate French fries at a place after which their condition deteriorated. The father alleged that there was negligence on the part of the hospital staff, who "didn't wash his son's stomach". The doctors said the children had fallen sick after consuming "somethin...

Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday that Pakistan People’s Party co-Chairman Bilawal Bhutto cannot topple the federal government when his own father Asif Ali Zardari failed to do so. The federal minister was addressing a press conference, where he criticised the PPP chairman for claiming that if Zardari permitted then the party can overthrow the federal government. “The foundation of the Sindh government is weak, it’s shaking, which is why they think we are bringing a change in the province… We don’t want to interfere at all,” said Chaudhry. He said that Zardari and Nawaz Sharif want that the government changes the definition of corruption. He claimed that Zardari had a network in Sindh and Nawaz in Punjab, adding that they had a Code of Conduct to save each other’s back. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry's visit to Karachi has been postponed, the Press Information Department said in a statement on Monday. The minister was scheduled to arrive...

Law enforcement authorities on Monday placed a ban on aerial firing and swimming in the sea on New Year's eve to avoid any untoward incident. The local city administration has also decided to block all routes leading to Sea View with containers to curb the risk of people drowning at the beaches for New Year celebrations. A traffic diversion plan has been issued by the traffic police in anticipation of revelers heading to Bagh-e-Ibne Qasim and Sea View to usher in the New Year. A Sindh Rangers spokesperson said that the paramilitary has finalized security arrangements for New Year's eve tonight, under which it has increased the number of the patrolling team for snap checking. The spokesperson said that there will be a complete ban on aerial firing and display of weapons. The Rangers warned of strict against against violators of law and order. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah had earlier directed the divisional administration and police to keep the Sea Vi...

The Catcher in the Rye is novel written by J. D. Salinger, partially published in  1951 and is considered to be among most controversial novels of all times and was banned in many countries for many years.The novel has  become popular readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation and has been translated in almost all of the world's major languages. Around 1 million copies are sold each year, with total sales of more than 65 million books, while the novel's protagonist has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The novel also deals with complex issues of innocence, identity, belonging, loss, and connection. About the Author: Jerome David Salinger or J.D. Salinger was an American writer born in 1919, at New York. He was known for his widely read novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Following his early success publishing short stories and The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger led a very private life for more than a half-century. He published his final original work in 19...

Though the invasion of Sindh by the East India Company during 1843 was an evil act, and the natives never welcomed that invasion, once Sindh was merged with the Bombay Presidency, Sindhis started a struggle to regain their status as an independent state, which eventually laid the foundation of a separate country for Muslims, which was called Pakistan. Even though the act of invasion was unwelcome but it was the British period in which we see a progressive Sindh. During this period Sindhi language was uniformed, roads were built, proper irrigation system was installed, railway tracks from Karachi to Kotri were laid.  Moreover, Sindhi literature flourished in this very period. Mirza Qalich Baig wrote the first Sindhi novel named Dilaram.  Amongst the British, there was also Sir Richard F Burton, who had a special attachment with Sindh, calling it ‘Young Egypt’, comparing its cities with Cairo. He wrote five books on Sindh, covering many aspects of Sindhi life, culture an...

In this era when there is democracy everywhere in the world, still there are many nations that are striving for liberty and autonomy, one such country is Pakistan that has seen direct martial law for half of its period since creation, while the other half has been controlled by military. After the death of Pakistan’s founding father Mohammad Ali Jinnah and assassination of its first Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, there has been no way to stop military from getting power and all its accessories. In every martial law the military has engrossed the power, has got the monopoly on decision making while it has established and widen cooperative interests.  As the historical events in common, every martial law in Pakistan has been informed by the last one and has uniqueness in form than in motivation. A past in colonial history, post-colonial failures of politicians, judiciary, media and the public as large to stop violation of democracy and rule of law, all these have motivated Bon...