Nar Naman highlights the ups and downs of homosexual poet Iftikhar Nasim’s life. By Sher Khan Published: February 6, 2012 LAHORE: “He loved to be in the limelight. I recall calling him when I had just reached America and he told me to call him later because he was too busy enjoying a margarita [...]
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Iftikhar Nasim: Through the looking glass
Posted in children, Culture and Arts, Express Tribune, Famous People, Human Rights, intolerance, issue, lahore, Pakistan, The express tribune, tagged activist, anniversary event, charitable ventures, gay, gay poet, homosexual, homosexual activist, homosexual poetry, Iftikhar Nasim, Pakistani-American, poetry, sher khan, ups and downs on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Rise of the Oppressed: The one to watch
Posted in Anti-Americanism, Culture and Arts, Express Tribune, intolerance, issue, lahore, Progressive work, Salmaan Taseer, The express tribune, tagged Ammar Aziz, berlin international film festival, communist pakistan, fall of the berlin wall, international film festival, laal band, labour education, liberal activist, liberal fascist, marxism, marxist activist, sher khan on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Rise of the Oppressed: The one to watch Film-maker Ammar Aziz’s documentary lands him at the Berlinale Talent Campus. By Sher Khan Published: February 3, 2012 LAHORE: Singer, film-maker and Marxist activist Ammar Aziz was recently included in the Christian Science Monitor’s ‘30 under 30’ list and was the only Pakistani amongst 4,300 applicants [...]
Musicbox360: It’s a virtual world after all
Posted in Culture and Arts, Express Tribune, lahore, music, music report, The express tribune, tagged berthold auerbach, fire records, german novelist, international limelight, music washes, Musicbox360, Online music Pakistan, serial entrepreneur, sher khan, shoaeb shams on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Sher Khan Published: January 24, 2012 LAHORE: “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life” (German novelist, Berthold Auerbach). If that is true, soothing and relaxing music is the need of the day in the times we’re living in. Hence, the launch of a new online music portal is a timely [...]
My report: CDGL ‘doggedly’ takes to the streets
Posted in CDGL, healthcare pakistan, lahore, polio pakistan, tagged cdgl, lahore, polio, polio campaign, World health organisation on March 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
CDGL ‘doggedly’ takes to the streets By Sher Khan Published: March 1, 2011 LAHORE: Over 350,000 stray dogs have been killed in the past decade according to a report issued by the City District Government of Lahore (CDGL) as part of an initiative by its Public Health Department to curb cases of rabies and other [...]
My report: Shah Alam fire: By-laws violations made it harder to contain fire
Posted in CDGL, Fire, lahore, Pakistan, tagged cdgl, fire, lahore, old city, pakistan on February 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Shah Alam fire: By-laws violations made it harder to contain fire By Sher Khan Published: February 26, 2011 LAHORE: Building Control laws, engineering norms and safety practices were flouted in the construction of the buildings affected by the Shah Alam market fire which occurred on February 9. This made controlling the fire that raged on [...]
My Report: Polio campaign: Sorry, no volunteers
Posted in lahore, polio pakistan, tagged cdgl, lahore, pakistan, polio, polio campaign on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Polio campaign: Sorry, no volunteers By Sher Khan Published: February 24, 2011 LAHORE: The five-day anti-polio drive that will begin from March 7 will be administered without the help of volunteers. This was announced by Nazimuddin Gujjar, the district vaccination supervisor during the campaign preparations underway at the Town Hall on Wednesday. Gujjar said that [...]
Public bathrooms: Lack of restrooms a health hazard
Posted in lahore, public bathrooms, tagged cdgl, lahore, pakistan, public bathrooms, tourism, urination on February 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Public bathrooms: Lack of restrooms a health hazard By Sher Khan Published: February 23, 2011 LAHORE: Most of the public restrooms controlled by the city government are unusable and the administration does not have the money to do anything about it, said government officials. Executive District Officer (Community Development) Tanvir Ahmed Khan, who is [...]
