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Swimming course: Indian coach in town to teach the latest techniques
Pakistani swimmers at a disadvantage due to lack of quality training.
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Book launch: A life examined through poetry and prose
Geologist Ghulam Sarwar’s book garners praise among literati.
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A place to live: 400 children get a fighting chance at their new home
Pakistan Sweet Homes opens new facility; local philanthropist sponsors 140 children.
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World Toilet Day: Lack of sanitation kills 40,000 children in Pakistan annually
‘Without proper sanitation, Pakistan cannot achieve MDGs by 2015’.
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Physical punishment: Changing law alone is not enough
Organisations working for children’s rights suggest steps to curtail corporal punishment.
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‘Manto was a political animal, not just a realist short-story writer’
Downplaying of Manto’s political activism discussed; artists display female form as Manto did.
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Lecture: Understanding sectarian violence in a historical context
‘Current discourse on sectarian violence is essentialist, it does not take background factors into account’.
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Lecture, exhibit: A visual tour of places far and beyond
A photographer’s artistic and vivid documentation makes a statement.
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How 9/11 changed and shaped literature
Three-day conference on literature in South Asia begins.
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Understanding Sufism: Mystic tradition that most are not really aware of
SDPI screens documentaries on two prominent Sufi figures.