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Various sections of people felicitate woman mountain expeditionist

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 20th May 2013

Various sections of people felicitate woman mountain expeditionist HYDERABAD: People from different segments of life including Women Wing of Pakistan Muslim League PML (N), Hyderabad District have congratulated Ms Samina Baig for her courageous achievement of expedition to Mount Everest. According to a press release issued here on Monday, Vice President PML(N) District Hyderabad, Seema Solangi, Senior Vice President Parveen Qureshi, Joint Secretary...


Samina becomes first Pakistani woman to scale Mt Everest

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 19th May 2013

Samina becomes first Pakistani woman to scale Mt Everest Mountaineer Samina Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain peak at 8,848 metres. According to details, Baig completed the climb to the summit at around 7:30am local time with her brother Mirza Ali, who becomes the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain. Nepal Mountaineering...


Depression increases stroke risk in women

By: APP, Uploaded: 17th May 2013

Depression increases stroke risk in women ISLAMABAD: A new study has concluded that middle-aged women who suffer from depression are almost twice as likely to have a stroke. Researchers in a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, said that it was unclear why such a strong link between depression and stroke had been found, but that it...


Excess sugar in diet can make you look older

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 7th May 2013

Excess sugar in diet can make you look older ISLAMABAD: Increase in blood sugar levels can make you look way older than you actually are, a new study has claimed. According to the study, published in the journal Age, blood glucose levels are directly related to how old a person looks. Researchers studied 670 people between aged between 50 and 70, and found that...


Study: Exercise reduces kidney stone risk in women

By: AP, Uploaded: 7th May 2013

Study: Exercise reduces kidney stone risk in women Women have another reason to exercise: It may help prevent kidney stones. You don’t have to break a sweat or be a super athlete, either. Even walking for a couple hours a week can cut the risk of developing this painful and common problem by about one-third, a large study found. “Every little bit makes...


Lipsticks can cause stomach cancer and other diseases

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 3rd May 2013

Lipsticks can cause stomach cancer and other diseases If you are a regular user of lipstick or lip gloss, here’s something you should know because you may be adding a bit more than a touch of color to your lips, says a new UC Berkeley study. As part of the study, researchers tested 32 different lipsticks and lip glosses commonly found in drugstores...


Anti-Thatcher song climbs British chart

By: AP, Uploaded: 13th April 2013

Anti-Thatcher song climbs British chart LONDON:  Opponents of the late Margaret Thatcher are taking a kind of musical revenge on the former prime minister, pushing the song “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead” up the British charts in a posthumous protest over her polarizing policies. By Friday the online campaign had propelled the “Wizard of Oz” song to No. 1...


Fashion Pakistan Week 2013

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 10th April 2013

Fashion Pakistan Week 2013 Karachi: The pioneering Pakistan Fashion Council, presented day 1 of Fashion Pakistan Week 5, 2013 – a platform that endeavors to promote Pakistan’s seasoned and new aspiring fashion talent both on the domestic and international platform. The first day of fashion week opened with House of Maheen followed by DeepaknFahad (DnF), Zari Faisal, Orient, Aamir...


2 Women killed for witchcraft in Papua New Guinea

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 9th April 2013

2 Women killed for witchcraft in Papua New Guinea Two elderly women in Papua New Guinea were tortured for three days receiving deep knife and axe wounds before being beheaded in front of police after being accused of sorcery. The women had been taken captive by the family of a school teacher who had died in the village of Lopele in South Bougainville. Bougainville...


Angelina Jolie sells jewelry line to fund overseas schools

By: Reuters, Uploaded: 3rd April 2013

Angelina Jolie sells jewelry line to fund overseas schools LOS ANGELES: Angelina Jolie has opened another girl school in Afghanistan and plans to fund more from the proceeds of a jewelry line going on sale this week that she helped to design, celebrity website reported on Monday. Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, funded the girls-only primary school...


Pakistani housewife becomes first woman to run for parliament

By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 1st April 2013

Pakistani housewife becomes first woman to run for parliament PESHAWAR: A 40-year-old Pakistani housewife has made history by becoming the first woman to run for parliament from the country’s conservative northwest tribal region. Badam Zari told The Associated Press on Monday that she will participate in the May 11 election to give women in the region a greater voice and focus more attention on...


Fashion Pakistan Week 5 to take place in 2nd week of April

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 30th March 2013

Fashion Pakistan Week 5 to take place in 2nd week of April Fashion Pakistan Council announces new dates for Fashion Pakistan Week 5. The decision was taken in the Council’s meeting on 20th March 2013 in Karachi. Accordingly to the Council’s decision the event will now be a two day extravaganza schedule to take place on the 9th and 10th of April 2013 in Karachi. Fashion Pakistan...


Farah Leghari’s big come back with her exquisite Lawn Collction

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 30th March 2013

Farah Leghari’s big come back with her exquisite Lawn Collction After four years of being nonexistent in the market Farah Leghari has made a remarkable comeback with her unique, elegant and much awaited lawn prints. From being a darling of the local fashion scene to articles in the British newspapers, BBC Radio, Local and international magazines, Farah Leghari has wrapped Pakistani Fashion around her finger....


‘Humaira- The Dream Catcher’: Sharmeen launches a short documentary

By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 28th March 2013

‘Humaira- The Dream Catcher’: Sharmeen launches a short documentary LONDON: SOC Film’s first international undertaking, a short documentary titled ‘Humaira: The Dream Catcher’, premiered at the Chime For Change campaign press conference held at the Soho Hotel in London on Tuesday. Chime For Change is a recently launched global campaign founded by Gucci that aims to raise funds and awareness for girls’ and women’s...


Ronald Reagan’s daughter pens lesbian novel

By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 26th March 2013

Ronald Reagan’s daughter pens lesbian novel Patti Davis, the 60-year-old daughter of former President Ronald Reagan, has self-published her new work, entitled “Till Human Voices Wake Us”, as an e-book. It is currently available online for $2.99. She may have received a lukewarm reception from publishers, but Patti Davis has been undeterred about getting her new novel — centered on a...


Woman’s house burned down by snake she set on fire

By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 25th March 2013

Woman’s house burned down by snake she set on fire TEXAS: One woman’s extreme reaction to finding a snake in her yard backfired in tragic fashion. After being set on fire, the flaming snake caused the woman’s home to burn down. Media reports state that the house fire started in Bowie County, Texas, when the snake’s burning body came into contact with a nearby pile...


JJ Valaya launches exclusive lawn collection in Pakistan

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 16th March 2013

JJ Valaya launches exclusive lawn collection in Pakistan Veteran Indian designer JJ Valaya launched the long anticipated debut lawn collection here in the Metropolitan, in collaboration with Pakistan’s top textile Industry, Five Star textile industries. Five Star teamed up with JJ Valaya to produce tantalizing prints which sets them apart from other designer lawns. The unique collection has intricate detailing that embraces the...


Leading designer Kiran Aman celebrates success with Kam Sukhan

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 16th March 2013

Leading designer Kiran Aman celebrates success with Kam Sukhan Karachi: Leading jewellery designer Kiran Aman commemorates nine years of her brand Kiran Fine Jewellery KFJ. To celebrate this, she revealed a photographic exhibition and launched the book ‘Kam Sukhan’ at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture on the 09th of March 2013 with extraordinary talents of nine photographers: Adeela Badshah, Farah Mahbub, Insiya...


Nida Azwer launches her exclusive debut lawn collection

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 16th March 2013

Nida Azwer launches her exclusive debut lawn collection Karachi: Nida Azwer’s debut collection of unstitched lawn was launched in Karachi at an exclusive preview on the 15th of March at the The Palm –Marquee, where the brand’s ambassador Humaima Malick was also present. The exclusive preview was attended by designers, media personalities and socialites alike under the management of Amina and Anisa Rashid...


Michelle Obama talks motherhood as Malia and Sasha navigate adolescence

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 15th March 2013

Michelle Obama talks motherhood as Malia and Sasha navigate adolescence Showing off her killer arms in a figure-flattering blue Reed Krakoff dress as well as those face-framing bangs that caused such a stir earlier this year, Michelle Obama doesn’t look like your average mom on the cover of Vogue. And while she certainly isn’t, within the magazine’s pages she most definitely sounds like one, talking...


Over a quarter of South African schoolgirls ‘HIV positive’

By: AFP, Uploaded: 14th March 2013

Over a quarter of South African schoolgirls ‘HIV positive’ JOHANNESBURG: As many as 28 percent of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive, according to figures from the country’s health minister reported by local media on Thursday. Unveiling statistics that minister Aaron Motsoaledi admitted “destroyed my soul,” he added that four percent of schoolboys have the virus. “It is clear that it is not young...


L’Oréal launches ‘INOA, ‘The Haircolor of Future in Pakistan’

By: Sheraz Nasir, Uploaded: 13th March 2013

L’Oréal launches ‘INOA, ‘The Haircolor of Future in Pakistan’ L’Oréal Professionnel, the Parisian house of hairdressing, ushers in a new era of haircolor in Pakistan with the unveiling of INOA; a product of breakthrough technology that answers the unlimited color desires of today’s women in their constant quest for tailor made-color. Setting a new standard for haircolor in Pakistan, INOA captures unprecedented features: No...


Michelle Obama’s Credit Data Leaked on Website

By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 13th March 2013

Michelle Obama’s Credit Data Leaked on Website WASHINGTON: The FBI and other US agencies said on Tuesday they were investigating a website that posted financial and personal information about first lady Michelle Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden, and other government figures as well as celebrities including singers Beyonce and Jay-Z. Some of the information was fraudulently obtained via a commonly used website for...


Kashmiri women victims of worst HR violations

By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 8th March 2013

Kashmiri women victims of worst HR violations ISLAMABAD: As the world observes the International Women’s Day on Friday the miseries and victimisation of Kashmiri women by Indian troops and police personnel in Indian occupied Kashmir continue unabated. According to a report, released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, today, thousands of women...


International Women’s Day today

By: AP, Uploaded: 8th March 2013

International Women’s Day today International Women’s Day will be observed on March 8 across the world including Pakistan to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across the nations. Thousands of events will be celebrated not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women. Recognising the critical role and contribution of...


International Women’s Day tomorrow

By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 7th March 2013

International Women’s Day tomorrow ISLAMABAD: International Women’s Day will be observed on March 8 across the world including Pakistan to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across the nations. Thousands of events will be celebrated not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women. Recognizing the critical role and contribution of...


 
 
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