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The Basant kite flying festival was banned in Pakistan’s Punjab province in 2007. The government imposed the ban because of unsafe practices. But despite a police crackdown, every year hundreds of people continue to fly kites from their rooftops. Video by Usman Zahid and Kamil Dayan Khan Source ...

By Shariyat Fatima NEW DELHI — “I have never feared anything and have always been determined to take up any challenge and see myself through it”, says Srinagar’s Rifat Jan, while sharing her journey of managing and running the only female run bat-making unit in the state.Jan was initially ...

Mahoor Shahzad, a 24-year-old badminton player set to represent Pakistan at the Tokyo Olympics, is determined to make it big. She is the nation's first badminton player to qualify for the Olympics and is ranked among the top 133 women players in the world. Shahzad was invited to numerous international sporting ...

Policemen directed to launch action against violators without any discrimination. Despite the ban on kite flying, the youth in Rawalpindi on Friday kept flying kites on the second of Eid which even the local police ignored. The sky was full of kites in different localities including Dhoke ...

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban have ramped up attacks in the country, with violence rising after US President Joe Biden’s announcement of the withdrawal of all American troops by Sept. 11, the head of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency said on Tuesday. “The Taliban have increased their activities by 24 percent following the ...

The French community in Pakistan is torn between disbelief, fear and annoyance in reaction to their embassy’s call for them to leave the country after Francophobic rioting this week by an extremist Islamic party.Most, it seems, have decided to stay put.In a terse three-line email, accompanied by the words ...

Today’s coronavirus news: Canada nearing peak of next wave of COVID-19, Tam says; Hundreds defy Montreal’s 8 p.m. curfew; Ontario reports record-high 4,456 cases, 21 deaths | The Star","heading":"","fullWindow":false,"fullBleed":false,"showFullBleedOnMobile":false,"headColor":"","type":"html5mobile","textColor":"","mobileImageUrl":"","bgColor":"","imageUrl":"","registeredOnly":false,"linkUrl":"","aodaTitle":" ","internalScroll":false,"displayStyle":"small-up"},{"type":"ad","heading":"ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW","name":"ArticleSecondBigBox","display":"medium-down","pos":"2","interstitial":true,"sizes":]},{"text":"Up to 500 people gathered outside GraceLife Church west of Edmonton on Sunday, four days after Alberta Health ...

Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of the country’s opposition parties against Imran Khan government, will go ahead with a mega rally in Peshawar on November 22, defying the government’s diktat banning ‘jalsas’ citing the Covid-19 pandemic.“The PDM’s November 22 rally in Peshawar will be held as per schedule,” ...

The logo of Amnesty International. (Reuters/Image for representation) The Ministry of Home Affairs said the organisation was indulging in "illegal practices" due to which its earlier applications to receive funds from overseas had also been rejected. News18.com New Delhi Last Updated: September 29, 2020, 7:06 PM IST ...

As the number of the mourners out on the streets at Zadibal swelled, the police and other security forces withdrew from the area The Shia mourners in large numbers on Sunday defied curfew-like restrictions at several places across Kashmir Valley including central towns of Budgam and Magam and Srinagar’s ...