The Frontier Photographic Exhibition and Cultural Festival came to an end yesterday, here in Islamabad. The festival was greatly managed by the Sarhad Tourism Corporation and it was quite entertaining for the families. Hundreds of people visited it and STC (Sarhad Tourism Corporation) was successful in providing people a good healthy environment for enjoyment. As we promised, we are bringing a pictorial overview of the event for those people who missed it due to some reasons. » Read more: Frontier Photographic Exhibition: A Pictorial Overview
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Frontier Photographic Exhibition: A Pictorial Overview
February 2nd, 2010 | Written by sufwanFrontier Photographic Exhibition: Cultural Festival
January 28th, 2010 | Written by sufwanSarhad Tourism Corporation is holding a nation wide photographic competition and exhibition to promote and highlight the beauty of NWFP. The upcoming event is in Islamabad from 29th to 31st of January at Lok Virsa, Islamabad. The festival contains big entertainment for the families which include » Read more: Frontier Photographic Exhibition: Cultural Festival
A Tribute to Shaheed-e-Jamhuriat: From Artisans of Swat and Malakand
January 3rd, 2010 | Written by sufwanA arts, crafts and folk performers festival was arranged in the capital from 31st Dec 09 to 3rd Jan 2010. The festival was arranged to give tribute to Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto shaheed by the IDPs of Swat, Malakand and Mansehra. The festival was arranged under the project UMEED-E-NAU (A New Hope) that is run by the National Institute of Cultural Studies. The main attractions were » Read more: A Tribute to Shaheed-e-Jamhuriat: From Artisans of Swat and Malakand
Islamic world to have Eid on the same day
September 19th, 2009 | Written by AlamIt is revealed in a research, conducted by the Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics (ISPA) Karachi, that the Shawwal moon will be visible on 20th of September in the whole Islamic World. Which means that all the Muslims of the world shall celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on the same day, that is, 21st » Read more: Islamic world to have Eid on the same day
Mehndi, a great tradition of Eid
September 19th, 2009 | Written by SadafEid-ul-Fitr is on its way and its preparations are at its full bloom. Clothes, bangles, shoes and mehndi are most important parts of this festival. The fragrance of mehndi and sound of bangles beautifies the charm of Eid. Mehndi has an attractive past and it is a tradition which is carried from centuries. It is also a » Read more: Mehndi, a great tradition of Eid
Yet another 14th August celebrated!
August 16th, 2009 | Written by AnberYet another 14th August. The streets, markets and even social networking sites went ‘green’. 14th August is that time of the year again when patriotism is at its peak in the hearts of all the Pakistanis all over the world. The day was marked with the set pattern of flag hoisting ceremonies, children singing national songs on Quaid’s mausoleum, “Azadi” lounges everywhere on the TV channels, text messaging » Read more: Yet another 14th August celebrated!
Wake up this independence day
August 5th, 2009 | Written by Sadaf
Country is not just a geographical region or a landscape but it is a nation’s strength and identity. It is a place where one’s principles and beliefs are practiced. As George William Curtis said “A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, of rivers and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle”.
This has been proved by our fore fathers who have survived and sacrificed to get this piece of land, our Pakistan. It is a place where we can practice our own religion and principles easily. It is our identity. But it’s so sad that we have forgotten our responsibilities towards our country. Our young generation always strives to flee their own country their own identity. Usually we blame our country by saying that there is nothing here; we don’t remember what we have done in the betterment of our country.
As we all know » Read more: Wake up this independence day
Shanaakht festival ‘09: Rediscover your identity
April 1st, 2009 | Written by Alam
The Shanaakht festival 2009
Its time for you to rediscover your identity because The Citizen Archive of Pakistan ( CAP) proudly brings the second edition of Shanaakht festival. Organizers have planned a series of events all revolving around the basic aim of rediscovering identity of Pakistani people. The festival will be held in Karachi Arts Council, starting from April 8, 2009 and runs till 12th of April.
The five days festival aims to have lectures from renowned scholars highlighting Pakistan’s past and present identity. Based on this year’s theme early Pakistan, the festival includes photo and art exhibitions, interactive plays, documentaries, story telling, street theater and a lot more. The festival will be accessible for general public.
This year’s festival is sequel of the first Shanaakht festival which took place in August 2007. The first edition experienced great success and was appreciated by people from every walk of life.
The Citizen Archive of Pakistan is a non-profit society founded in 2007. The aim of this society is to preserve the history, culture and identity of Pakistan and Pakistani people as to make it available for the generations to come.
Basant gets Lahorites into action
March 15th, 2009 | Written by Alam
Lahorites celebrating 'Basant'
Lahorites finally got permission to celebrate Basant festival only for one day, starting from the evening of 14th and going till the evening of 15th March.
The provincial government has reportedly taken the precautionary measures. The use of Metallic and Chemical strings is still prohibited while the law enforcement agencies would make sure that kite flying near high power transmission power supply lines does not happen.
Earlier in the day there was a serious shortage of kites in the market as police had confiscated the kites in great numbers during raids a couple of days ago. People associated with the Kite flying business demanded a return of the confiscated kites as reported by the Daily Times. » Read more: Basant gets Lahorites into action
