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  • Editors Pick of the week

    Mouth Cancer Action Month

    With mouth cancer now one of the top ten cancers in men, a leading health charity is asking you to go blue this Wednesday and help to save lives by raising awareness of mouth...
    2015-11-18 3357 0
  • Business

    Rana Nazir: Battling for women’s rights in Kashmir and the UK

    By Aneesa Malik Despite having gone through a difficult time of life, Rana Nazir pressed on to become the founder of the British Kashmiri Women’s Council, alongside her senior position in the water treatment industry. Her...
    2015-11-03 5013 0
  • Featured

    PM lays foundation stone for Andhra’s new capital

    Amid fanfare, Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of south-Indian state Andhra Pradesh’s new capital Amaravati at Uddandarayunipalem village in Guntur district. Union Ministers M Venkaiah Naidu, Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Nirmala Sitaraman,...
    2015-10-22 2620 0
  • Culture

    Anita and me Review

    By Aneesa Malik Meera Syals semi- autobiographical 2002 novel, Anita and Me, has been adapted by the award-winning playwright, Tanika Gupta. Asian World had the opportunity to see the show and share our thoughts. It follows...
    2015-10-14 4540 0
  • Editors Pick of the week

    Dinner with Nargis Fakhri

    London based restaurant Chak89 has become a celebrity hotspot with big names stars including Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Jacqueline Fernandez, premiership footballers, cricketers and popular TV stars visiting there. Most recently sexy model turned Bollywood...
    2015-10-12 6891 0
  • Featured

    SOUTH ASIANS MUST TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH

    South Asians must change their diet and take control of their health in order to prevent heart disease and diabetes according to Dr Viswanathan Mohan, a leading health expert based in Chennai, South India. Speaking ahead...
    2015-10-08 2843 0
  • Featured

    Worst pilgrimage in 25 years

    By Aneesa Malik In the most disastrous pilgrimage to face the walls of Saudi Arabia in 25 years, three separate incidents in the holy country has led to a death toll of almost 1,200 people and...
    2015-10-07 2380 0
  • Featured

    Karachi Mass Transit Plan

    By Salman Sheikh Karachi being Pakistan’s largest city and one of the fast growing cities in the world today in terms of population, one can hardly question the need for expanding its public transport system. Increasing...
    2015-10-07 4000 0
  • Featured

    TERRORIST IS ONLY A TERRORIST

    By Ijaz Chaudhry The word or term ‘Terrorism’ is in use since time immemorial but appears far more frequently since 9/11. Another term, ‘Islamic Terrorism’ born after 9/11 has perhaps even surpassed ‘Terrorism’ as far as...
    2015-10-07 5179 0
  • Featured

    The farmer’s package

    Salman Rafi Sheikh While many had a sigh of relief when Pakistan’s Prime Minister announced, on September 15, the farmer’s relief package, many were still unsure whether it would succeed in stabilising the seriously declining agriculture...
    2015-10-07 3547 0
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