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Pakistan flood victims will receive humanitarian aid

31Aug

By Muhammad Dastageer Shams1 Comment

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Pakistan flood victims will receive humanitarian aid

Pakistan call for help in the wake of the flood, humanitarian assistance and solidarity messages continued to pour in from around the world, including Canada, France, Qatar, the UAE, Turkey and Azerbaijan among others. Pope Francis also asked the international community to assist Pakistan during his visit to the Italian city of L'Aquila on Sunday. Canadian Aid for flood victims Canada's International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan said on Saturday that Canadian government is allocating $20,000 toward flood relief operations in Pakistan. As a result of monsoon rains that have been in effect since June 14, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) reported that more than 1,000 people were killed by floods and landslides. Approximately 33 million people a...

Mona Lisa destroyed many times in the history

22Jun

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

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Mona Lisa destroyed many times in the history

On May 29, a protestor caked the painting of Mona Lisa. This is not the first time a painting got vandalized. However, This is the finest artwork of Leonardo Da Vinci. PARIS, FRANCE: Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is one of the most famous works of his career. Millions of people came here to aspire to the unique artwork every year. On May 29, an unfortunate incident happened. A man disguised as a woman smeared a cake on Mona Lisa's painting. However, Nothing happened to the painting as it is protected under waterproof glass. The attacker was a 36-year-old man, disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair, who leaped out of the mobility aid when he reached the front of the viewing platform. He lunged at the display case, attempting to break the bulletproof glass, and then proceeded to ...

Emmanuel Macron lost majority votes in a split French vote

22Jun

By Muhammad Dastageer Shams3 Comments

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Emmanuel Macron lost majority votes in a split French vote

President Emmanuel Macron of France lost his majority in France’s Nation Assembly on Sunday. President Macron lost Sunday’s legislative elections against the left-green opposition alliance and surge from the extreme right. This means that the former President will have to spend most of his time negotiating and striking deals with the opposition parties if he wants to stay in power for the next 5 years. This also represents the loss of his power to create new laws of his own free will. Now his ministers are bound to face hurdles and difficulties while performing their duties. The interior ministry displayed the results on Monday.The results showed that Macron’s party Ensemble together with his alliance had only been able to win 245 seats. This amount is far less than the previous 289 i...

Joyland gets a standing ovation at Cannes 2022

26May

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

Showbiz

Joyland gets a standing ovation at Cannes 2022

The world saw Pakistan in the ongoing Festival of De Cannes 2022 in France. Our movie "Joyland" gets a special screening at the event. It also gets a standing ovation from the jury as well as the spectators. 75th Festival De Cannes is happening right now in France. It starts on the 17th of May and it will end on the 28th of May. This year Pakistan is proud of its entertainment industry. Since a Pakistani movie is short-listed in the "Uncertain regard" category. This is the second most important category in the festival. Saim Sadiq's movie "Joyland" premiered here and gets special feedback in Cannes 2022. Speaking about the honor, Saim said, “I hope it [Joyland] generates positivity and good debate at home in Pakistan and around the world because a lot of very passionate people hav...

Pakistan’s ‘The Glassworker’ made it to Annecy Festival

13May

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

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Pakistan’s ‘The Glassworker’ made it to Annecy Festival

Pakistan's first hand-drawn animated movie ' The Glassworker ' has made it to the Annecy International animations festival 2022. The unique tale of father and son mesmerized the jury from all over the world. Pakistan has so many gems hidden and concealed. One of the biggest news came from the world of animations. Usman Riaz's beautiful movie The Glassworker selects in the "work in progress" category of Annecy International Animations festival 2022. This movie is unique because it is Pakistan's first hand-drawn animated movie. Moreover, this movie is among eight other movies that are also selected for the said category. Some of the high-profile films that have made the cut include Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse, Klaus and How to Train Your Dragon 2. Glassworker is an aestheti...